{"product_id":"vintage-wekara-5520-musical-innsbruck-beer-stein-playing-oh-susanna","title":"Vintage Wekara 5520 Musical Innsbruck Beer Stein Playing Oh Susanna","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVintage Wekara 5520 Musical Innsbruck Beer Stein Playing Oh Susanna\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely Vintage Wekara 5520 Musical Innsbruck Beer Stein Playing \u003cem\u003eOh Susanna\u003c\/em\u003e, is ceramic with an ornate hinged pewter lid. Made by \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW\u003c\/strong\u003eilhelm \u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eK\u003c\/strong\u003erumeich \u003cstrong\u003ea\u003c\/strong\u003eus \u003cstrong\u003eRa\u003c\/strong\u003ensbach (Wekara): a company founded in 1815 and closed in 1978 based in Ransbach, Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker – Wekara \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStamps – The Base contains an impressed back stamp (underneath the musical movement) confirming that it was made by Wekara, model 5520.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCirca – 1950\/60s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction – Ceramic\/Pottery With a pewter lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproximate Maximum Dimensions – 22cm (8.7″) in height and 9.5cm (3.75″) in diameter at base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition – Good Used Condition with no chips or cracks. The pewter has not been polished and has a slight bend in the pewter lid hinge. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music box mechanism in the base plays the American ballad, 'Oh Susanna'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/pqghPxg6wOM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pqghPxg6wOM\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scenes on the stein are of Innsbruck (the capital of Tyrol in Austria), and include:-\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe statue of \u003cem\u003eAndreas Hofer\u003c\/em\u003e (an Austrian folk hero from the time of the Tyrollean rebellion in the early 19th Century)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eGoldenes Dachl\u003c\/em\u003e (Golden Roof) a famous landmark completed in 1500 to celebrate the marriage of Emperor Maximilian I to Bianca Maria Sforza, and slated with 2,657 fire-gilded copper shingles!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn image of the iconic \u003cem\u003eMaria-Theresien street.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idea is that when you wind the mechanism, and the drinker lifts the stein to drink, the music plays; when the stein is placed back on a surface, the music stops, courtesy of a little metal rod in the base that, when depressed, stops the music until next lifted to the mouth for another swig of beer.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease click on the following link for more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/collections\/breweriana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebreweriana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wekara Wilhelm E. Krumeich aus Ransbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37901182730389,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/5122\/8972\/products\/Vintage_Wekara_5520_Musical_Innsbruck_Beer_Stein_Playing_Oh_Susanna_2.jpg?v=1742316666","url":"https:\/\/mullardantiques.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/vintage-wekara-5520-musical-innsbruck-beer-stein-playing-oh-susanna","provider":"Mullard Antiques and Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}