Simon Peter Gerz Stein

Q: My wife received a German beer stein from my dad when he died. It pictures warriors fighting and has German words around the top. It’s 11 1/2 inches tall and is marked on the bottom with a triangle that has a jug or stein inside, the number 882, and “Made in Germany.” When my […]

Gerz Stein

 Q: My aunt was given a beer stein from an elderly couple of German descent. She wasn’t able to get any information about it. The stein is decorated with raised, painted flowers and blue trim. The mark on the bottom is a stein inside a triangle and the words “Gerz, West Germany, Handarbeit.” Can you […]

Flowerpot mark

Q: I have a pottery stein with an emblem of a flowerpot on the bottom with one flower and a long leaf on each side of it. It says “Keramik” underneath it. Can you identify the maker? A: The mark indicates that your stein was made by Gmundner Keramic, a pottery in the town of […]