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German WWI beer stein glass pewter lid possibly US made pre-1917 German American
German WWI beer stein, glass, with a pewter lid with a ceramic insert of presumably Queen. Auguste Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. The stein is imprinted with a German flag and Wilhelm II’s cypher on one side; a black-yellow flag for Austria-Hungary and red-white-green flag and cypher likely representing the Triple Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary (wisely, Italy swapped sides as the war began), and words Mit Ver Inten (Verinten) Kraften lit. “With the combined forces” but more of a we’re all in this! A name, looks like two initials and “Helbig” is engraved on the lip. Stein is about 4.5 inches tall. Possibly US made pre-1917 German American support for Germany? In any case, it’s glass and cool looking.