ABOUT ME

I've got 9687 coasters now. 9079 of them are beer coasters, 608 of them are non-beer ones.

Since you've visiting my site you possibly searched coaster collectors over the Web. So welcome and please pay attention to my Collection which is present here!

Don't hesitate sending me your requests for coaster exchange if you're interested in some items in EXCHANGE section!

My contact info is in CONTACTS section.

RECORDS ON MY TRAVELS!

For anyone interested in the results of my trip (over Eastern Europe), HERE it is the record about it.

Also, I have put TALLINN sketches

I got into history like this:

Results of trip to ZHIVETS

Turkmenistan

Tummies

MORE tummies

Aland Islands

Misha

I'm in the media

Turkmen breweriana for exchange

ABOUT TEGESTOLOGY

A beermat is a coaster used to rest glasses of beer (or other beverages) upon. Public houses in the United Kingdom usually will have them spread out across the tables. They are used not just to protect the surface of the table, but, as they are usually made out of paper, they can also be used to absorb spillages or serve as an ad-hoc notepad. Their main use, however, is as part of an alcohol advertising campaign.

Beermats are usually adorned with a customized image - usually advertising a brand of beer, although they can also be used to promote a drinking establishment, sports franchise, businesses or special events. Recently, they have also been used to advertise political messages and parties, such as the UKIP beermats during the 2004 European Elections. Although they appear to be a disposable item, they are in fact quite durable and reusable.

Tegestology
Some beermats are collectible items. Tegestology is a Latin term defined as the practice of collecting beermats or coasters, with practitioners known as tegestologists Collecting beermats is an especially popular hobby in Germany, where beermats are known as Bierdeckel. There is an international collector's association called IBV in Germany which has been active since 1958.

The British Beermat Collectors Society was founded shortly afterwards in 1960 and currently has around 300 members spread around the world. Like the IBV, it organizes regular meetings for collectors and also publishes a monthly newsletter.

Other notable clubs associated with tegestology include two Australian clubs, the South Australian Coaster Collectors Club and New South Wales Coaster Collectors Club. There are many subcategories of tegestologists, including those who are solely interested in porcelain or other specific kinds of beermats.

Source - Wikipedia
 

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