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The first stein (tavern scene) was apparently made in 1902 to celebrate wedding anniversary. The second (miner) is modern, and the most appealing thing about it is the lid. The third and fourth steins are both old, circa 1890-1900,and both have modest appeal to collectors. The first one is more attractive, the second has the GK signature which will attract some collectors. Retail value is likely #1-$25-$35, #2-$10, #3-$25, #4-$15-$20.
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See “Caring for your Steins” in the Reading Room.
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They are old (circa 1900) but do not have a lot of appeal to collectors of old steins. Best bet is to list them on eBay with no reserve.
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Can you at least describe it? Your best bet is to post photos on the Internet and link to them from here. See directions here http://stein-collectors.org/how-to-place-photos-in-steintalk/
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Dennis, no one will be able to help you unless you provide photos.
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30-40 years ago when I started collecting I asked an experienced collector how to tell how old a stein was. He told me, “You look at it and you know.” That wasn’t very helpful, but as years have passed I came to appreciate what he said. He did go on to show me various traits that when taken together reveal the age. Pewter is a big tell, and the fly-away angle of the thumblift on this stein is recognizable as being comparatively new. The details of the relief are not sharp. The colors are typical tourist fare. I can’t see the base, but suspect it is marked as “Western Germany.” The terms Handgemalt and Handarbeit, both meaning handmade, are dead giveaways – 100 years ago these markings didn’t exist. As you noted on your blog, your own college beer stein may be important to you, but it is unlikely to hold the same value for someone else. That is an important element in determining value of all beer steins – the stein you bought on your honeymoon in Munich has special meaning to you, but to someone else it is just a souvenir. The stein in question does not display any characteristic that distinguishes it from hundreds or thousands of others, and very similar steins can be purchased brand new in souvenir shops at reasonable prices. And steins with no distinguishing features can be picked up at garage sales.
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This is post-war gift shop fare, worth perhaps $10 to someone who wants it for decoration purposes.
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It’s worth less than what you paid for it new.
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The photo appeared in the Book “Alt Höhr-Grenzhausen” by Heribert Fries. A larger version of the image is at
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I don’t know that anyone has a convincing answer to that question, although it may be a reference to the particular design. I have two steins with student scenes by Ringer, and they bear the numbers 21 and 28.
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Music boxes have been installed in the bases of a small percentage of 19th/20th century steins in Germany. The Germans and the Swiss are the most skilled makers of these devices. It’s a little surprising that the Japanese would produce a stein with music box, because that involved extra effort and cost for something that they were basically copying for mass production. I’m not aware of any modern Japanese steins that hae appeal to collectors. If you like it for its style or decoration, or enjoy the music, then enjoy it for those reasons.
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Barry, your link wants me to login to Facebook, which I am not prepared to do.
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post deleted- This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by Walt.
