1903
German Masonic Stein
with
a Man and Woman
This is a beautifully decorated beer stein dated
1903. The decoration has a man and woman reaching out to hold hands, and
a Masonic emblem (Square and Compasses) in a wreath below them. The
woman is holding flowers and the man is holding his hat and has a bag of tools
hung over his shoulder. There is also a small "R" at the base of the
decoration, I am assuming an artists initial. The bottom of the stein is
stamped, Th. Schmid Porzellan and Glasmalerei Mollerstar. 44 Munchen. It
also has its size stamped near the handle (1/2 L.) The lid is decorated
on the top with a crown and the letters HB underneath. Around this it
reads, 44:Hauptverssammlung Des Vereins 1903, also, Deutscher Jngenieure
Munchen. The inside of the lid is stamped, Joh. Lindner Zinngiesserei
Munchen (3 or 4 unreadable letters then) Str. 11. It measures 6 1/4" to
the top of the thumb-rest.
