Stein Collectors International
 
~ Turn Schule Ostafrika ~
 
This 0.5L PUG (printed under glaze) VBM stein mold #1909 and decor #979 is dated 1899 and shows that bigotry was as alive and well in Germany as it was in much of the world at that time. Unfortunately bigotry hasn't changed much in the intervening years.

This stein is spoofing the Deutches Turnverein (German Gymnastics Association). The phrase "Gut Heil" is the motto of the Turnverein and can be found on almost all steins associated with the organization. (See translations Gut Heil, and Gut Heil! for more information on the Turnverein.)
 
Turn Schule Ostafrika
Gut Heil
Gymnastic School East Africa
Good Health
 
 
Translation: Roy De Selms
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