Not your grandpa’s beer mug

My dad was in the Army in the 1950’s and during part of his stint he was stationed in Germany. This was a souvenir he brought home.

My German is too rusty; I must take this to a German professor for translation!

Side note: As the story goes, my parents met on the bus the day Dad enlisted…

(I had this beer stein handy because I knew I would photograph it sometime and it came in handy at 11:55 p.m.! I note from the Exif info that I need to adjust my camera’s clock to Daylight Saving Time!)

[cohare]

Great picture and story! My father joined the army when he was 17 (around 1960). He too spent time in Germany and started a beer stein collection. I grew up looking looking up at them lined up on a shelf in the basement.

[Thom Mitchell]

@cohare I've taken the time to type out all that's painted on this one and sent it to a professor of German I know. Then last night I spotted another stein on a shelf … that I didn't know we had. One more image will be forthcoming some night at 10:xx or 11:xx: the inside bottom, with back-lighting!