Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Stein Archive T” for manufacture by Alexander

T” for manufacture by Alexander Tillander of Helsinki

A Vet pick up

the reverse with three holes for rivet attachment

and Defensive Sector: Toul-Boucq (Lorraine)

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Stein Archive T” for manufacture by Alexander(1. Weltkrieg Patriotischer Bierkrug). Constructed of glazed off white earthenware, the exterior bearing intricate hand painted patriotic imagery consisting of a central 1914 Iron Cross, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle with its wings outstretched, in turn circumscribed by rifles, cannons, swords, an Imperial German tri colour flag, and a Reichskriegsflagge (National War Flag), topped by an inscription