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Old 03-28-2014, 10:58 AM
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Nice bit of history Chris.
Agreed! Very cool.

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What kind of beer are you going to use it with?

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Honestly - I do not trust the very thin bottom. The whole stein is so sturdy and heavy but the bottom - in order to be in a way transparent - is so fragile that I fear it cracks when I pour cold beer into it.

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Just leave it on the coffee table or mantle, Florence has all of my mementos on the coffee table.
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Pretty. I like the craftsmanship in nice steins.

IIRC the F104 had really thin wings, so thin that the leading edges were covered with padding while hangared so that people would not gash their noggins on them if they bumped into them.
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Pretty. I like the craftsmanship in nice steins.

IIRC the F104 had really thin wings, so thin that the leading edges were covered with padding while hangared so that people would not gash their noggins on them if they bumped into them.
If you could call them wings, it was once described as a pregnant hatpin on a razor blade. Very unstable at low altitudes and speeds.
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It is astonishing that so many were produced over quite a long period without remarkable improvements.
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The stein is now for sale, see www.audiokarma.org >> "AK Charity & Christmas"!
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