Dr. De Selms, in your March 2009 article on 4F and FFST steins, you appealed for examples of American FFST steins. Well, one just ended on eBay (sadly, I was the runner-up for the auction). You can see the stein here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-PRO-BEER-STEIN-ST-JOSEPH-MO-TURNFEST-1908-W-GILDING-VERY-NICE-/321657696214?cp=1&euid=d75c94d766fd4cd7af8c02a8a2587bbb&ext=28416&exe=11536&nma=true&si=ltLp4SrakwhWmZvcxL0ewadkLRA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
As you can see, no socialist symbols; I hope that this is of interest.
Finally, I’m sorry to burden the forum with what amounts to personal communication. However, as I don’t know how to contact Dr. De Selms directly and as the stein is probably uncommon, I hope that I can be forgiven.
Dave
Dave
