WHAT: Old and authentic German beer steins are popular with collectors largely because many tell a story and were made in wide variety. The regimental stein shown with this column is just one ...

Q: A relative visiting from Germany brought me this stein for my collection. She picked it up at a second-hand shop, paying the equivalent of $3 or $4 for it. I understand it’s a regimental stein.

An dem Stein selbst konnten die Beamten das Hakenkreuz demnach nicht mehr feststellen. Ein in der Nähe tätiger Künstler hatte das verbotene Symbol den Angaben zufolge zwischenzeitlich mit Farbe ...