Beer stein

A beer stein is a traditionally German beer tankard or mug, made of pewter, silver, wood, porcelain, earthenware or glassware, and usually with a hinged lid and levered thumblift.

External link and reference

• A Brief History of Beer Steins, an article from a collector's website, taken from The Beer Stein Book: a 400 Year History (ISBN 1889591009)
• Beer mugs collection - About 5000 different items !
• The wikipedia stein