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by Walt Vogdes |
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Stein Collectors International |
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by Walt Vogdes |
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Occasionally a stein collector will come across the description of a beer stein written entirely in German. It's nice to know how to decipher it, but critical to understand it if it appears in an auction catalog! While an illustration goes a long way to recognizing what we are looking at, gaining an understanding of the description, especially if there is any damage, is essential. This is a U-Build-It Glossary of German stein collecting terms. We've seeded it with a few terms, but would like our visitors to make further contributions, or to comment on the definitions we have provided. It is presented in alphabetical order, like a dictionary, to ease the task of looking up unfamiliar words. Please send your contributions or comments to us by email at sci@steincollectors.org. We thank Joe Gehres for his help in reviewing this material and offering suggestions before it was published. |
| Absplitterung | chip |
| aufwendig | complicated design or decoration, difficult to make, intricate, lavish, costly |
| Ausführung | produced by, originally by |
| Ausgabe | (abbreviated Ausg.) Edition |
| Band | pewter strap |
| Bayern (bayerisch) | Bavaria (Bavarian) |
| Becher | beaker |
| Bekronung | finial |
| bemalt | painted |
| Bemalung | painted decoration |
| beschädigt | damaged |
| Bier | beer (Bierkrug is a beer stein) |
| Bildnis | portrait |
| Boden | bottom |
| Bodenbild | lithophane (picture in the bottom) |
| Bowle | also Wein Bowle, referring to a wine bowl (punch bowl) |
| Brauerei | brewery |
| Daumenheber | thumblift |
| Daumenrast | thumblift (literally, thumb rest) |
| Deckel | lid |
| Deckelheber | thumblift (this is unusual usage) |
| D.R.G.M. | Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchmuster - German (State) Patent or protected prototype. |
| Einlage | inlay |
| Email (Emaille) | enamel (painted and fired oxides) |
| Emailfarbe | colored enamel |
| Entwurf (Entwerfer) | design (designer) |
| Fehlerstelle | defect, damage (chip, paint flake, etc.) |
| Figurenkrug | character stein |
| gebraucht | used, not new |
| gebrochen | broken |
| Gebrüder | (abbreviated Gebr.) brothers |
| geloetet | soldered |
| geritzt | etched (incised, scratched) |
| Gesellschaft | (abbreviated Ges.) Company |
| Gesetzlich geschützt | (abbreviated Ges. gesch.) protected by law, patented, copyrighted |
| Geschützt | protected (by law) |
| Glas | glass |
| G.m.b.H. | (Gesellschaft mit beschränker Haftung) company with limited liability (e.g., "Corp." in US, "Ltd." in England) |
| Haarriß | Hairline |
| handgemalt | hand painted (usually suggests that the stein was made post-World War II) |
| Henkel | handle |
| Hirsch | stag (springender Hirsch is a leaping stag) |
| Humpen | a large, cylindrical drinking vessel, typically of glass |
| Jahrhundert | century |
| Jugendstil | German art nouveau (after the German magazine, Jugend) |
| Kanne | pitcher or master stein |
| Keramik | ceramic |
| Korpus | body |
| Krug | stein, pitcher, jug, mug, tankard - any size |
| Kupfer | copper |
| leuchtend | shining, bright, luminous, vivid |
| Maß | one liter serving of beer |
| Maßkrug | a one-liter Krug |
| München | Munich |
| Musterschutz | registered patent, copyright, registered pattern |
| ohne | without (as ohne deckel) |
| Pokal | pokal (see the standard glossary) |
| Porzellan | porcelain |
| Rand | rim |
| Randabsplitterung | rim chip(s) |
| Reservistenkrug | reservist or regimental stein |
| restauriert | restored or repaired |
| Römer | römer or roemer (see the standard glossary) |
| salzglasiert (Salzglasur) | saltglazed (saltglaze) |
| Schankkrug | serving or master stein, also called a flagon |
| Scharnier | hinge |
| Seidel | a half-liter Krug |
| Spannungsriß | stress crack, usually tight |
| Sprung | crack |
| Standfuß | base ring |
| Steinzeug | stoneware |
| Turm | tower |
| Wandteller | decorative, hanging plate |
| Wandung | walls or sides (of the body) |
| Wappen | crest, coat of arms |
| zeigt | it shows |
| Zinn | pewter |
| Zinndeckel | pewter lid |
| Zunftkrug | guild or occupational stein |
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~ A Glossary Of
German Stein Terminology ~