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However, there are many areas of the world stage that cannot be fully trusted, exemplified by the toxicity problem with toys from certain parts of Asia. Rightly or wrongly, many Americans are beginning to look inwards, and we can help them through the purchase of patriotic goods such as children's furniture made in America, or USA produced traditional wooden clocks. Gifts such as these exemplify the best of American craftsmanship, but we need not be restricted to American made goods to display true patriotism. Take beer steins, for example. Almost everybody would associate these drinking vessels with Germany and Austria, bringing to mind the beer halls and beer fests associated with these countries. In fact they did indeed originate in medieval Germany, shortly after the Black Death, or bubonic plague, of the late fourteenth century. A whole series of sanitation laws were passed when it was noted that more living in dirty conditions died than in clean conditions. One of these sanitation laws was passed in Germany because of the number of small black flies that roamed late fifteenth century Europe. It proclaimed that all drinking vessels must be closed to prevent contamination, and so the beer stein with its hinged lid was developed. It should be born in mind that beer was the standard drink in these years, before tea and coffee hit the scene, because the alcohol was effective in killing off the bacteria that was rife in drinking water in Middle Ages Europe. A stein, then, is a mug with a hinged lid. You can purchase them online, not only in a traditional German design but also with American designs. These patriotic steins make ideal gifts for true American patriots, and are also very reasonably priced. Websites such as HomeFurnishingBoutique.com offer patriotic steins in limited editions displaying America's national bird, the bald eagle and many other motifs. These are substantial drinking vessels, sitting eleven inches tall. Other patriotic gift possibilities include steins with the words 'God Bless America' and 'Land Of The Free' included with hand painted bald eagles and American flags against a backdrop of Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty. What better way to pronounce your country's freedom, and what better gift to present to a likewise minded patriot. Military patriotic ideas for steins that can be obtained are those that celebrate the debt owed to our armed forces in the form of glass steins, devoted to the army, navy, marines, air force and the coastguard: a different design for each. If glass is not your thing, then how about porcelain regimental steins over a foot tall with details of the major battles fought. If not that, then you can purchase any of a large selection of Civil War steins, many coming complete with actual names of those heroes who fought and died for their beliefs. If you would prefer to demonstrate your patriotism to your firefighting heroes, you can take your choice from a range of steins devoted to firefighting, ranging from the Cincinnati Fox fire engine stein, displaying an example of the famous company's fire engines, to a stoneware masterpiece paying tribute the first Cincinnati firefighters of 1853. What more appropriate handle than a fire-hose and nozzle! German made steins are the world's best, and probably the most patriotic of the steins made in Germany for Americans is that depicting a history of the American flag in a 2,000 limited edition. However, you can be patriotic without purchasing steins, and if you are looking for gifts for your children, an American made child's computer desk would be ideal. Unlike Asian imports, you will know that it is safe, and manufactured to American standards. The same is true of American wooden case clocks that are constructed to the highest specifications in traditional designs going back to the seventeenth century when it all began. However, patriotic steins are ideal gifts for true Americans, even though they have a German background, and they are not only authentic and very good looking, but are also functional. Prosit! --------------------------------------------------------------------- HomeFurnishingBoutique.com (http://www.HomeFurnishingBoutique.com) offers Patriotic Motif Collectible Steins, Made in the USA gifts and childrens items, and many more unusual Home and Garden Accents and Gifts. Check our New Arrivals and Your Price discounts. We offer Secure Ordering, Satisfaction and Quality guaranteed. --- END ARTICLE --- Get HTML or TEXT Copy-and-Paste Versions Of This Article at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/c/patriotic-motifs-collectible-steins.shtml#get_code ..................................... 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