Not a wearable decoration,

[Les]

....Something to tide everyone over until the SOS crowd returns home in a couple of days to brag about what they've acquired. So, until then, here's a steel Ehrenbecher for those interested in flight related items. The years haven't been overly kind to this and it was badly stored before I got it, and a surface layer or rust had formed all over the entire goblet. There are no traces of this ever having been silvered. The surfce is lightly pitted so a photo with a higher resolution is going to begin looking very grainy even though the camera was sharply focused.

I keep this inside a glass dome with moistture absorbant packs inside an open plastic bag, inside the goblet. For extra protection, this is one of the few items I've ever applied a thin layer of oil to as an additional moisture barrier.

Yes, it's "identified" (attributed) but there's no inscribed or engraved name on it. I'm -not- advertising who the recipient was, or what else may (or may not) have come along with this item.

Les

Edited February 25, 2006 by Les

[Les]

Here's what the inside looks like, which shows the seam/weld line and where rust has gotten to the steel. Also, notice the signs of metal working, and how the rim was formed and rolled inwards.

Les

[VtwinVince]

Great goblet, Les, I love these things. It corresponds closely to the one I have, however, mine does not have the pronounced seam on the inside. Mine was also rusting, as my uncle had been using it for years as a pencil holder!