Collectors’ caprices "PART 1" – beer steins, glasses, ewers and tankards

Collectors’ caprices 1 – beer steins, glasses, ewers and tankards

Small objects with bicycle motifs inherently decorate all museums and private collections. Beer tankards in various shapes and sizes are a very popular article that is hard to come by. Differences can be seen in the materials and the technologies employed for decoration and in the styles of the pictures and motifs. There are a great many collectors specializing in this field alone around the world.

This is certainly not surprising as most cycling clubs, organizations and societies were founded in restaurants or hotels and the golden liquid was undoubtedly connected with many of these moments.

Beer steins, glasses, ewers and tankards