Front scene showing unit crest and motto instar omnibus or like everyone else
Right side
Left side
Producer mark on bottom Wolf Kueps Bavaria
Lithophane naked lady
This Cold War Stein named to LTC Edward W. Fitzgerald, 73rd AAA AW Battalion is dated 1950-1954. The central scene is of the unit crest with the Latin phrase Instar Omnium or Like Everything/All Others. The American and unit flags are behind the crest. A roster of the unit's officers appears on the right and left sides.
The 73rd AAA AW Bn was a subordinate of the 12th Antiaircraft Group and was assigned to Gerszewski Barracks, Karlsruhe, Germany.
The final is a replica of the M42 (Duster), a tracked, self propelled antiaircraft gun (SPAAG) with two 40mm Bofor cannons and a 7.62mm machine gun which was later converted to an M60. The 40mm cannons could fire up to 240 rounds per minute. Production of the M42 ran from 1952-1959.
The stein has the commonly found naked lady lithophane.
The stein was produced by the Wolf Kueps Bavaria as evidenced by the firm's mark on the bottom.
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| type | stein | material | porcelain |
| producer | other | mold | - |
| designer/decorator | |||
| capacity | 1/2 | ||
| design date | 1954 |
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