VINTAGE DRESDEN BEER BOTTLE GREEN GLASS DRGM PRE-WWII HAND PAINTED GERMAN old

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VINTAGE DRESDEN BEER BOTTLE GREEN GLASS DRGM PRE-WWII HAND PAINTED GERMAN old:
$95.00

An antique (not dated- I am guessing this piece dates from1933-1945) German glass beer bottle, (modernequivalent would be the growler) with decorative metal handle.Marked on hinged porcelain cap: “GlasindustrieDresden. D.R.P. 58602 u. 59915”. D.R.P.stands for “Deutsches Reichspatent”.Made in the city of Dresden (I am not aware of when this was brought toAmerica). The metal band is stamped:“Glasindustrie Dresden, D.R.G.M., No. 102886 (the last three digits are shallow,and hard to read). D.R.G.M. stands for“Deutsches Reichsgebrauchtmuster”.

The handle is cast metal, in the form of a stylized serpent.

The rear metal strap for the stopper is not original (but isold). The rubber gasket inside isoriginal, and has some cracking (dry-rot), but is intact. I would not expect it to form a good sealany longer. The metal parts haveremnants of a silver-toned wash or plating, that has wear, visible in thephotos. No oxidation or corrosion.

Hand painted to the front, with German phrase, and flowermotif.

There is a sheet metal (silver) shield mounted to the fronton the clasp on the stopper (Fur Erinnerung an die Silberne Hochzeit” (tocommemorate a Silver Wedding Anniversary).

Approximately 11” high.Base is 3 5/8” in diameter. I amnot aware of the liquid capacity (perhaps one liter).

I have seen a couple of other bottles like this over theyears (not hand-painted, though)- so I believe that they are not extremelyrare, but are scarce.