Think that old beer stein on your shelf is just a quirky relic ... This stein is a sailor’s story in ceramic and pewter. With a figural lid featuring a seafarer clutching what looks like ...

Third Reich beer steins, for example, are highly collectible. They are often white with pewter lids and are decorated with propaganda, military designs such as regimental, ship crests, squadron ...

steins have a fascinating history for how they got here. What sets the stein apart from other glassware is its lid, and it wasn't a decorative choice. In the 1300s, the bubonic plague swept ...