Early 20th Century German Anthropomorphic Beer Postcards

After starting to collect early 20th century Swiss and German anthropomorphic vegetable postcards (see here), I naturally started to collect cards featuring anthropomorphic radishes. But these are narratively distinct: rather than displaying radish lifestyles, they mostly associate radishes with beer, and often Munich, and involve interactions with humans. At first I thought the vegetables were perhaps turnips or rutabagas, but the first card below refers a “Radi.” According to this site, “‘Radi’ is the Bavarian name for ‘Rettich’, which is the german word for a Daikon radish.” And, as this site explains, Radi is also the name of a snack traditionally served with beer, “a spiral-cut radish that is sprinkled with salt and maybe chives.” Radishes are also common on German beer steins, and this site explains that “All stein collectors are familiar with the picture of a child, dressed in a cowl, with radishes in one hand, a filled beer stein in the other, smiling devilishly from a stein decoration.” Thus, the cards below seem to be a celebration of the traditional connection between radishes and beer, particularly in Munich.

Following the radish-themed postcards immediately below, I share a number of beer-associated postcards, many involving anthropomorphic steins and many referencing Munich…

(Thanks to my friend Matt P., living in Austria, for his help with translations, German-language sources, and geographic context! Other, less elegant, translations are thanks to Google translate.)

“Emergence of the monkey from ‘maaskrug’ [mugs typical of Munich] and radish.”
I think this translates to something like, “You wouldn’t have such dreams if you didn’t lie on a bed of pavement.”
“In addition to sending greetings to you, I’m now eating some sausage from the grill and drinking a few pints of beer”
Beyond “Greetings from Munich,” I’m not sure what this one says. Something about meeting some friends he can’t disregard…
The text more or less translates to, “Did you know mother what I dreamed of? I saw a beer mug in my dream, with many wurscht (sausages) and nice radishes. Did you know mother, it was so nice!”
The text at the bottom of this card is “This is how we live, everyday!” The labels above the figures are “wedded couple,” “the merry brothers,” “singing group Fidelio,” “courting,” “let’s go dancing,” and “dance music.”
This one says something like, “Nothing is so sad, nothing is so deprived, as a radi in love with a ‘masskraug’ [a Munich-style beer mug]”
“Greetings from Munich.”
“We never want to part!” This particular card is a more recent reprint that a friend’s father brought back from Germany.
This one says “don’t be embarrassed.” I’m not sure why!
“Greetings.”

And, finally, here are some other beer-themed postcards, many featuring anthropomorphic steins. You just have to imagine the radishes just out of sight (or in a pocket, or for feet…). The first six all say “Greetings from Munich!”

Hard to translate this one, beyond “Greetings from Salvator.” Something about the waitress and the people and barrels with wings…
This card says: “I swear it here in this place: Drinking is the most beautiful sport.”
“We live together firmly and faithfully“
“We all drink beer.”
“the aftermath of a promotion”
“How a stein becomes a Munich beer” or perhaps “How a Münchner becomes a stein”?
“The development according to Darwin’s theories.”
“Happy New Year!”