Arthur Schiller (& Co.) (and Son)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Distributor and Supplier to Hotels, Railways and Airlines.
Known dates: This company started in Chicago, as Arthur Schiller & Co. about 1892. They are listed as such in the New York Times of 6th December 1896. They distributed mainly china from Porzellanfabrik Weiden Gebrüder Bauscher before WW I; and continued after the war with other china manufacturers as well. Thuemler was their major stein supplier and they specialised in producing brewery steins.
Reference:
![Arthur Schiller (& Co.) (and Son) 17-1-30-2](pages/data/201701301007Theumler stein.jpg)
`"Burg Bräu" Independent brewing association - pre prohibition.
![Arthur Schiller (& Co.) (and Son) 17-1-30-1](pages/data/201701301007Theumler mark.jpg)
Basemark on the "Burg Bräu" stein, showing the Thuemler concentric rings on the base.
![A Schiller & Son 1](pages/data/201303050634A.Schiller stein_edited-1.jpg)
Wo vom Zapfen schäumt das Bier, kannst du ruhig sitzen, sag ich dir, gute Wirthe haben keine Spritzen. "Where from the tap foams the beer, you can sit in peace, so I say, (because) good innkeepers do not splash or spray".
![A. Schiller 2](pages/data/201303050636A Schiller handle_edited-1.jpg)
Representation of Gambrinus on the top of the handle on featured stein has been seen on other brewery steins produced by The Thuemler Manufacturing Co..
![A. Schiller 3](pages/data/201303050637A Schiller mark_edited-1.jpg)
Ink stamp on the base of the featured stein. This stein was decorated by the Thuemler Manufacturing Co