Can anyone identify this Stein?

My grandmother is moving into an assisted living center and we were going through some of the stuff she was going to sell or get rid of, and I came across this. My dad says it's from Switzerland and is probably close to 100 years old. Has anyone seen anything like this?

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That's awesome.

It was obviously designed for little girly men.

Or perhaps a stein for children.

Or you have really huge hands.

Any thing on the bottom? Signature or anything?

Looks awesome. Small or not..

You should look for a decent antiques shop, and/or an auction house. A good shop can give you an appraisal and a general identification, and from there you can dig into specifics with an expert. I had a couple of Asian vases examined at an antique collectors shop and they were able to identify them from the 1930s. This was based on a small marking on the bottom, and the general style, color, materials. I found out I had a distant uncle in the merchant marines in the UK that probably bought or traded for them and they got handed down in our family over the years.

Brian77095 said:

Looks awesome. Small or not..

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That's what she said...

If you can find a maker's mark then you could check this website to locate the maker.

No markings on the bottom or inside. The stein is about 5 to 6 inches tall.

Good call on the antiques shop. I'll let y'all know what I find out.

LandoLincoln said:

It was obviously designed for little girly men.

Or perhaps a stein for children.

Or you have really huge hands.

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I think you're right on the stein for kids!

Found this after a little research:
www.steveonsteins.com/kinder-steins-page-1-13rd-of-article-text-only

It seems that back in Germany (and probably other countries) kids would drink a small amount of beer (probably table beer from second runnings). These cups were called Kinderkrugs, or literally "children pitcher."

That is kind of small for a stein. Cool find though!

http://stein-collectors.org/lone-star-chapter/

shoot a photo to the guys on this website and they can do the research for you....

Spartan300man said:

http://stein-collectors.org/lone-star-chapter/

shoot a photo to the guys on this website and they can do the research for you....

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Awesome, thanks! I'll shoot them something this week.

Found this on the bottom. Not sure if it was a marking at one point or not.

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