CANADA COMMONWEALTH RCAF ADHQ 1 WING REGIMENTAL STEIN

RCAF Stein for the Canadian ADHQ1 Wing Forces in Base Lahr which was a military operated commercial airport located in Lahr, Germany.

In white porcelain, the base inside with a wonderful lithophane (an etched or molded artwork in very thin translucent porcelain or plastic that can be seen clearly only when back lit with a light source) depicting a semi-nude woman in a very revealing dress, maker marked "Hugo Schmidt, Koblenz" on the bottom, the

White porcelain beer stein. The front shows the Canadian Armed Forces insignia surmounted by the Queen's crown, inscribed "1 ADHQ" (Air Defence Headquarters) onthe upper left, "1 WING" to the upper right and "Black Forest, Officerrs' Mess C.A.F. Lahr-Germany, below the insignia.  Also indicated on the front of the stein is that this was presented to:  Pollard, TW

On the others sides of the stein is the Federal Republic of Germany coat-of-arms and inscribed "ALLEMAGNE.GERMANY / DEUTSCHLAND" on the right side, the left side with the coat-of-arms of Lahr-Schwarzwald and inscribed "LAHR-SCHWARZWALD / GERMANY", both arms surmounted by a three tower castle and framed by ornate leafing, trimmed with rules in gold-coloured paint around the terraced circumference above and below the three insignia, the handle with swirls also in gold-coloured paint.

The lid is in pewter and displays six floral bursts on the ring, the thumb lift bearing the Royal Canadian Air Force insignia, the lid topped by a miniature Canadair CF-104 Starfighter resting upon a pedestal.

The stein measuring 115 mm wide at the base x 225 mm in height.