AVON San Francisco The Gold Rush Beer Stein 1987 Numbered

This listing is for AVON San Francisco The Gold Rush Beer Stein 1987 Numbered. Avon 1987 Collectible Beer Stein: "The Gold Rush"! Individually numbered: 23964. Depicts the California San Francisco Gold Rush with a flip top. This is one of my favorites, very attractive. It has gold metal lid. The lid is designed to look like a San Francisco $20 gold piece. The scene depicted on the stein, is the "Gold Rush" that started at Sutter's Mill. Officially stamped on bottom. Stands approximately 7.5” tall & 8.25" with lid & 3.5" wide at brim, 2.6 lbs Weight. Handcrafted in Brazil exclusively for Avon Products, Inc. Otherwise, excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Selling a huge Beer Stein Collection for the family! Will be listing well over 50 pieces! Many different styles! A beer stein (/ˈstaɪn/ STYNE), or simply stein, is either a traditional beer mug made out of stoneware or specifically an ornamental beer mug sold as a souvenir or collectible. An 1894 article on beer mugs in the American Vogue magazine that describes various types of steins stated: "And it is to this (i.e. German) nation that we owe Wagner's music and the apotheosis of the beer mug." Such steins may be made out of stoneware, pewter, porcelain or even silver, wood or crystal glass; they may have open tops or hinged pewter lids with a thumb-lever. Steins usually come in sizes of a half litre or a full litre (or comparable historic sizes). Like decorative tankards, they are often decorated in a nostalgic ma