August Hubert Canis / D. Canis
Äußeren Laufer Platz 14, Nuremberg. Bavaria.
Zinngießermeister. / Master Pewterer.
August Hubert Canis founded his pewter shop at Äußeren Läufer Platz 14 in 1878. He relocated in 1881 to the centre of town, in the Untere Wörthstraße, overlooking the River Pegnitz. Then in 1890 the business was moved to the industrial area of Richard Wagner Straße. Finally the business was situated between 1906 & 1939, back in the old town in the Äußeren Läufer Gasse 16.
Purchased stein bodies from : Sachsenglas Merkelbach & Wick, Steinzeug-Industrie
Reference:
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 18-2-14-4](pages/data/2018021409252 litre_edited-1.jpg)
"Brauhaus Nürnberg", Image representing one of the Nuremberg garrisoned towers in the city wall.
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 18-2-14-3](pages/data/201802140925Canis lid_edited-1.jpg)
"Brauhaus Nürnberg", Image representing one of the Nuremberg garrisoned towers in the city wall.
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 18-2-14-2](pages/data/201802140924Canis mark_edited-1.jpg)
Pewterer's mark "D. Canis" on the underside of the lid of the "Brauhaus Nürnberg" stein.
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 18-2-14-1](pages/data/201802140922200906261934Canis_edited-2.jpg)
Pewter lid with an etching of Gambrinus leaning on a beer barrel, and saying: Genieß' im edlen Gerstensaft, des Weines Geist, des Brodes Kraft. "Enjoy in the noble barley juice (beer) the spirit of wine and the strength of bread".
![A.H.Canis 3](pages/data/200906261935Canis 2_edited-1.jpg)
Touchmark of A.H. Canis on featured lid above.
![August Hubert Canis / D. Canis 20-12-19-1](pages/data/202012190902s-l500.jpg)
Here is a slightly more defined example of "D. Canis" to that shown on the left. However it is completely unbalanced because of a cost saving ploy, with the replacement of just the initials "A.H." with "D." which demonstrates that A.H.Canis was the company founder. ×
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 11-4-12-1](pages/data/201104120819D.Canis stein 5_edited-1.jpg)
Sachsenglas stein with crown logo on base, therefore dated 1897 onward.
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 11-4-12-3](pages/data/201104120822D.Canis lid5_edited-1.jpg)
Lid by D. Canis on Sachsenglas stein.
![D. Canis / A.H. Canis 11-4-12-2](pages/data/201104120820D.canis mark_edited-1.jpg)
Pewterer's mark "D. Canis" on the underside of the lid of the Sachsenglas stein. Note the unbalance with the initials "A.H."removed and the "D." added.