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We would like to thank Mark Fiebrandt and the Gambrinus Stein Club for this month's featured stein article. This month's featured stein is a souvenir stein from the city of Essen. To learn more about it, click anywhere on the image of the stein at the left, or on "Featured Stein" in the navigation bar at the top of the page. The Webmaster's Challenge was answered again --- only 13 chapters to go.
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Shown on the right is a rare HR stein featured in an article by István Szemere in the current Prosit. You might remember István as the president of the Hungarian Stein Collectors Association which was the subject of a Show and Tell article last year. Check out that article for more information on the association's English language web site. Also in this Prosit: Part three of a series on Mettlach’s Bavaria Wares, by Steve Steigerwald. Military Baker Detachments, by Peter Meinlschmidt Ludwig Foltz and the Mettlach 328 Series, by R. DeSelms and R. Wilson The Oktoberfest Jahreskrüge, by Walter Swett And much more....

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Since 1965, when SCI was founded, this quarterly journal has been a leading source of information for stein collectors, and has provided the basis for the stein collecting community. Over 5,000 pages of "steinformation" have been published to date. Each issue is full of original articles of interest to stein collectors: unusual finds, artists, history, military pipe bowls, themes, marks and more. The cover of the Current issue of Prosit is shown on the left. Click on the picture for a list of contents, along with the subscription rates, and instructions for subscribing.