| ~ Wer nicht liebt, trinkt und singt ~ | |
| This is one of the most common themes on German beer steins and is certainly a truism. The light relief stein is marked with the logo of Reinhold Merkelbach and for number 1182, ca. 1900. | |
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Wer nicht liebt, trinkt und singt, es nie zu wahren Freude bringt. |
Who does not love, drink and sing will never achieve true happiness. |
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| This is a slight variation of the same theme and verse on the etched stein marked with the Merkelbach & Wick logo and mold number 3001, ca. 1900, shown below. | ||
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Translation: Les Hopper compilation Photo credit: Unknown |