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    Posted 3 years ago

    Jmass508
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    Jewish german beer mug. Made of stoneware, i believe. Doesnt say germany but has a stamp the star of david an initials RN and letter E is stamped. Beautiful dragon design in cobalt, i tried to look this up an cant find anything. Also an engraving on lid says " Adolf Heilmann" it says he was a architect an designed a bridge. Got this piece at a goodwill store in Massachusetts. Thanks for viewing.

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    1. brewstarr, 1 year ago
      No, this is not a Jewish stein. I signed up for this account to say as much, as I was searching for antique steins from before the Nazis stole breweries from my people.
      I don't know if links are allowed in comments, but please search for the term "brewer's star." Though Jews were very much a part of pre-Nazi beer brewing in Germany, the six-sided star was almost certainly not introduced in this context by Jews (we didn't start using it until the Middle Ages). It's a symbol that has shown up in parallel invention throughout the world, and all evidence points to this being a case of that.
    2. mp.kunst mp.kunst, 1 year ago
      It looks like the letters RM are written in the center of the star. If so, this stein was made by Reinhold Merkelbach between 1882 and 1933.
      https://www.beerstein.net/articles/merkelbach.asp
    3. mp.kunst mp.kunst, 1 year ago
      BTW the text on the stein means "In the midst of thirst, all worries disappear."

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