This mug is a collector's item from the Augustiner-Bräu brewery in Munich. The mug depicts a scene with Bavarian riflemen (Gebirgsschützen) used at the Oktoberfest festival.
The pewter lid of this festive beer mug features the symbols of Munich's oldest brewery, Augustiner-Bräu. In the center is the coat of arms of the brewery, adopted in 1887. It includes the letters "JW" in honor of Joseph Wagner and a stylized abbey staff, referring to the founders, the Augustinian monks. The text in German is visible on the edge of the lid: "Bierbrauerei zum Augustiner München". Translated from German, it means: "U Augustinets Brewery, Munich".
Joseph Wagner (born on 23 September 1819 in Munich ; died on 21 October 1900 in Munich. Its initials JW are still part of the trademark and logo of the Augustine brewery. Joseph Wagner was the son of Anton Brewers and Teresa Wagner from Atting near frying (brewery suburb Munich). After the end of the Royal gymnasium Ludwig I in Munich Joseph Wagner studied at Munich technical University and the Brewery Academy of Wyenstein in Freising. In 1841 he became a member of the Bavarian Corps Munich.
In 1829, his parents acquired the augustiner-Bräu brewery, which after secularization in 1803 was no longer managed by the August monks. Joseph Wagner's father died in 1845. However, only after his mother died Teresa in 1858, Joseph Wagner inherited the brewery.
He greatly expanded his business and turned it into a big brewery. To expand production capacity in 1862 he acquired the Augustine Keller beer cellar at Arnulfstrasse as a warehouse space. There was a beer Hall in the Hall and garden where Munich residents arranged noisy parties. The Augustine beer tent is mentioned at the Oktobberfest since 1867. In 1883 Wagner moved the brewery to its current location on Landsbergerstrasse. In the former place in Noahauserstrasse, he instructed the architect Emanuel von to come to build a prestigious restaurant building in 1896. Joseph Wagner and his brewery Augustine were one of the founders of the Bavarian Association of Brewers, created on July 15, 1880. He died in Munich in October 1900. His sons Richard Wagner (who was a member of the leadership since 1890) and Max Wagner inherited his powers as the leaders of the brewery company.
There is a WM stamp on the beer mug. This is the brand of the manufacturer, owned by the workshop Walter Merkelbach (or R. Walter Merkelbach (Witwe)), which is based in Herrenzhausen, Germany. The manufacturer of ceramic products
was founded in 1876 by R. Walter Merkelbach (born September 22, 1848 - died September 27, 1894). In 1986/87, the factory became known as Merkelbach Walter GmbH & Co. KG. It still operates today.
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