Lyn Ayers

Rob, in case you wonder about the fancy figure pictured, check out the article on Landsknechte in the Septermber 2018 issue of Prosit. There is also a DVD on the Landsknechte in the Library for purchase for $5.
Lyn

tom, it is available now on the website as an eProsit version.
Lyn

A little more information about the 1/5L version. I have one example probably post-WWI based on its glaze finish. It is the only one I know of.
so now there are at least two of us interested in this stein.
Lyn

I have a couple of additional thoughts. The broken top that you show is surely the top of a large ewer. This can be shown since the top surface is not horizontal, rather curved. That would also indicate there was never a lid for this piece.
As an ewer, I would expect a large handle that is obviously broken off. There should be a bare area some place on the body where something had been attached (maybe partially shown in the lower left of the picture showing the top to be restored. That might match up with the piece broken out in the image with the emblem. So this presents us with a challenge as to the presence of the gnome inside. Some large ewers have been seen with a figure on the top of the handle. I am not sure this guy would fit on top of the handle though. If not, it might have been original since based on the design if likely had a double bottom–bottom of the body and another of the base. I have only seen a figure mounted inside on the bottom once. Or it might be from an entirely different piece.
I feel that I have seen similar pieces to this over the years, but they were too large for me to devote a lot of study.
I hope this doesn’t confuse things too much.
Lyn

Benjamin, you are correct that is a very cute stein. Size could be as small as 1/8 Liter. It looks like it was mold blown and is from the 1860s-1880s. I wonder if the top of the thumblift is missing.
Anyway congratulations, it’s a nice piece to add to anyone’s collection.

Peter, your links to the photos seem to be broken.

Joe, I would be happy to review your article if you think it would assist. As the librarian, I have access to some additional information if it is needed.
Lyn

In the members section of the SCI website, there is a category of manufacturers catalogs. It can be searched by model number or just paged through by manufacturer. Unfortunately we have no catalogs of steins made by Girmscheid.

With that being said, I am not convinced it was made by Girmscheid. If you are really curious, you might page through the catalog pages of Thewalt or JW Remy and see if you can find a picture of it in one of them.

I hope this helps a bit.

Steve, about what date are you putting on the Sarreguemines stein?

I am not an authority on WW2 steins, but since there are no swastikas in the picture, I would agree it pre-dates Nazi Germany, or at least early times.
The color of the pewter at the handle attachment looks like it could have been replaced at some time, but it is difficult to tell from a photo. The dirt around the handle attachment looks old and is consistent with the rest of the stein. The stein iteself looks like it was made by Marzi & Remy.

Duncan, if you have interest in steins you can do worse than joining SCI. There is a lot of information in that collecting community and many offers to share information.

i was just on another site (not steins), and they charge 26% to the buyer online and seller near 20% depending on lot value, etc. Shipping is often through UPS or other 3rd parties and can be quite expensive and you have to make separate arrangments.
Yes, it can save money to buy directly, but there are several downsides. At least TSACO and Fox stand behind their descriptions and make it simple and safe for the buyer.

Hi, Ben. What kind of information are you hoping to find? As a guess I would date it between 1900 and 1930. I cannot determine who the actual manufacturer of the stein body was, but most probably was either Marzi & Remy or Merkelbach & Wick, however they usually marked their pieces.
The lid is awesome; i am not sure i have seen a lid quite like it.
HOpe this helps.
Lyn

Chris, my estimate would be late 1700’s to early 1800’s for the old stein. YOu have a much younger stein (maybe from 1900) mixed in with the photos likely from Marzi & Remy.

Ron, that could very well be true as well. I know that I have a set of 4 etched steins of gnomes by M&W that have numbers and letters on the back like this one. The numbers are all the same, and each design has a different letter.