Updated May 1, 2008 The Stein Reference - A
compact and detailed history of manufacturers, finishing firms, designers and artists
St. Louis Silver Company (pdf format)
The Schierholz Discoveries - A Story in Three
Parts
All about Schierholz (not Musterschutz!) Character Steins
Collecting Beer Steins - An Introduction to the many types of
steins
Wrapping and Packing - helpful
suggestions for how to ship steins
Till Eulenspiegel - The Merry Prankster - his
life and times
Beer Markers - How do you keep track of your
personal stein?
German Kinderkrüge - Children's Steins
The Fritz Thenn Regensburg Steinzeug Factory
The College Series by J. W. Remy
US Military Steins from the Cold War Era - popular
collectibles!
Do You Drink Out of Them? Don't Touch!
Heinrich Schlitt Remembered - A look at a favorite artist
of stein collectors
The Gooseman of Nuremberg A popular symbol of the city
The Corona Series of Character Steins
Schlaraffenland Steins and the Schlaraffia Society
This long article has been configured in 6 parts.
You can read all 6 parts by clicking on the link above,
or read individual "chapters" by clicking on the links below.
Hans Sachs, Meistersinger of Nuremberg
Schlaraffenland Steins
The Schlaraffia Society
Schlaraffia Chapter Steins
Rubbing a Salamander
§11 and the Schweningerkur
Paragraph 11 This common symbol explained!
The Elusive "TP" Mark - Mistaken beliefs
corrected
The Bud Man Quartet The vastly popular contemporary
character!
Beer Steins Designed by Franz Ringer
A Franz Ringer Pictorial Essay
Schützenliesl or the Target Girl - Who
was she?
It Dates From Around the Turn of the Century - The golden age of
steins
A Westerwald History - A very important region of Germany for beer
steins
The Kannenbäckerland - Jug bakers' land, the Westerwald
Your Steins - Old or New? - A discussion about
identifying steins
Regimentals - Old or New? - How to tell identify
reproduction regimentals
Glass Beer Steins - An Introduction
Glass Techniques - Blown, mold-blown, cut, pressed,
enameled, etched...
Cobalt-Blue Glass Steins - Pretty to look at, delightful to
hold... but to drink?
American Cut Glass Steins - American brilliance!
Prunts, Glass Stein Decorations - Now you know the correct
name
Jeweled Lids: Myths and Superstitions - Poison,
fidelity and health?
Student Association Steins - The basics
A Mettlach Look-Alike - A striking comparison of two
student steins
Studentica - The artifacts of German student
associations
Student Association Steins - A Pictorial Essay
Oktoberfest - The historical origins of this
largest of festivals
Der Oktoberfestkrug - A pictorial catalog
(external site, German)
Das Reinheitsgebot or Purity Law - The secret to
German beer?
Beer Steins in Museums - Steins in Museum Collections
Worldwide
Jugendstil Steins - A Pictorial Essay
The History of the Munich Child - The Beloved Symbol of Munich
An English Münchner Kindl?
What Is It - German or Chinese? - A Look at Current
Manufacturing Trends
Mettlach Beer Steins: An Introduction
The Artistic Contribution of Otto Hupp to Mettlach Stoneware
Otto Hupp and Spatenbräu
The Mettlach Occupationals Designed by Otto Hupp
The Mettlach St. Florian Stein - The patron saint of
firemen, also by Otto Hupp
The Mystery of the Heinzelmänchen - Some say dwarfs, some
say Zwerge,...
The Wren of Ulm and the Flying Tailor of Ulm - Two famous tales
The Symbolism of Animals - Most have a specific meaning
Give 'Em the Boot - All about communal drinking boots
Gerz Steins, A Closer Look
4F Gymnastic Steins - Turnvater Jahn, Turnfests, Gymnastics, Phys Ed
The Trumpeter of Säckingen - A Love Story
Baby Steins
Pewter Fittings Through the Ages - Dating steins
from their pewter
Gambrinus, King of Beer - Who is that king with brew
raised high?
The Gambrinus Pokal
Lithophanes, Those Pictures in the Bottom
The Blair Museum of Lithophanes - A Museum in Toledo, OH