SA Stein

[Ralph Arndt]

Colorful SA mug or stein, I believe this to be an early stein from the 30's and would like your opinions, good or bad. Thanks for your time. Ralph

[yesthatsme]

That would look nice next to my Sa Tabs

[Mike TM]

Seems good

Mike

[squidney86]

Super cool piece. Would look get with any SA display.

[Br. James]

Yes, I agree that this would look great with most any SA display...though the artwork on this mug is questionable, IMHO. The pole topper shown is not the proper topper.

Of course, this may just be the artist's prerogative...?

Br. James

[TooDeep]

nice.

[echoe]

mug

why does it say 'bavaria' in english?

[Erich B.]

Probably international trade agreement related=that's why, even during the war, many items were marked 'Germany'.
Erich

[101combatvet]

why does it say 'bavaria' in english?

I'm not fond of that marking either.

[bodes]

Would think transfer would have to be pre-1934, since the SA lost much of it's influence following the purges....However initial impressions are it's a fantasy piece....Bodes

[echoe]

stein

"Probably international trade agreement related=that's why, even during the war, many items were marked 'Germany' "

yes. this is a possibility.

[Ralph Arndt]

why does it say 'bavaria' in english?

I believe it's spelled that way.

[Erich B.]

I checked my porcelain mark references, since I don't have very much on Stein makers, and while I couldn't find this particular crown, I noticed there were a number of porcelain makers that used 'Bavaria' in their trademarks/logos, from 1899 to post war. So, in itself, 'Bavaria' doesn't necessarily rule out the stein.
Erich

[Ralph Arndt]

Yes, I agree that this would look great with most any SA display...though the artwork on this mug is questionable, IMHO. The pole topper shown is not the proper topper.

Of course, this may just be the artist's prerogative...?

Br. James

Photos of flags and pole tops from the early SA.

[echoe]

bavaria

"I believe it's spelled that way."

yeah. i remember reading that on a busch beer can .
btw, nice pre-33 photo.