Nitsche & Schramm / Schramm W. vormals Nitsche & Schramm / Wilhelm Schramm
Pflegehofstraße, Tübingen am Neckar. Württemberg, (now Baden-Württemberg)
Manufaktur für Kunstgewerbe, Glas- und Porzellanmalerei / Manufacturer for arts and crafts, glass & porcelain decorators.
Founded in 1892 as Nitsche & Schramm, W. Schramm was the sole proprietor by 1894.
The company was renamed Wilhelm Schramm sometime after Xmas 1898 & before 1920 and traded as such, until the last recorded date of 1941.
Purchased steins from: Marzi & Remy Reinhold Merkelbach Villeroy & Boch - Mettlach Merkelbach & Wick
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"Palatia sei's Panier". "Honor Virtus Amicitia". Marzi & Remy #1988, (centre) dated June 1919.
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"Saxonia sei's panier" This lid is mounted on a typical Tübingen hedgehog glass stein.
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The underside of the immediately above lid, dedicated for Xmas 1898.
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W. Schramm of Tübingen ink-stamp c/w impressed Merkelbach & Wick dated, sometime from Xmas 1898 to 1920.
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"Palatia sei's Panier". "Honor Virtus Amicitia". Marzi & Remy #1988, dated June 1919.
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Typical Tübingen hedgehog stein, used for student steins, glass maker unknown.
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Moulded base mark of the featured Tübingen hedgehog glass stein, specifically made for W. Schramm.
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"Palatia sei's Panier". "Honor Virtus Amicitia". Marzi & Remy #1988, dated June 1919. (Centre)
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This lid insert from featured glass stein shows the Wappen of the "Turnerschaft Hohenstaufia zu Tübingen", which was founded on 10/12/1878 as a loose fraternity, named "Gothland". On 24/4/1879 they adopted the colours of white-red-darkgreen, together with the motto "Virtus, Libertas, Humanitas" which when translated, means "Tugend, Freiheit, Menschlichkeit" or "Virtue, Liberty, Humanity". On the 1/2/1880 the fraternity adopted the new name of Hohenstaufia, together with the motto: "Unita virtus valet" which again translated, means "Vereinte Tugend macht stark" or "Virtue united, prevails", and with the colours of green-white-red. References: Turnerschaft Hohenstaufia
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The underside of the stein lid insert on the featured glass stein, shows, "Turnerschaft Hohenstaufia zu Tübingen", with the signature of W.Schramm, dated Christmas 1933.