PLACE REPRESENTED: Heidelberg , Germany
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Heidelberg (on the river Neckar) in south-west Germany with the famous Old Bridge (Karl Theodor Bridge) Gate.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: West Germany
MANUFACTURER: Kaiser
DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Koblenz , Germany
ITEM: Shot Glass
NOTES: Deutsches Eck (“German Corner” is the name of a headland) on Koblenz where the Moselle river joins the Rhine river. The statue is of Emperor William I (one of many in Germany erected in his honour). The statue was destroyed by the Allies in 1945 and was eventually replaced in 1993. Also depicted is the Fortress Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz coat of arms and a Rhine tourist riverboat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Eck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koblenz
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: glass
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm tall x 5.5cm diameter FOR: Use
CONDITION: Very Good. The back has details for the Jean Gilles Travel agency in nearby Vallendar.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Frankfurt , Germany
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A magnificently detailed look at Frankfurt, a Frankfurt that doesn’t exist anymore. The skyline is modern now. Here, the late 1950s or early 1960s, Frankfurt was still being rebuilt after heavy bombing during World War 2. The bridge (not sure which one) still has a steel span between the block foundations. Wonderfully evocative of a time gone by … and the Frankfurt Elvis would have seen when he was in the US Army stationed near by.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1950s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Germany probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 33cm long x 14cm wide x 1.5cm thick
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hamburg, Germany
ITEM: Small Display Plate.
NOTES: Hamburg, nicely detailed.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material.
MADE IN: Germany.
MANUFACTURER: Uhlenhorst
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Konstanz , Germany
ITEM: Music Box
NOTES: Oooh, I love this. Rustic charm, a hidden compartment, and music. Konstanz is located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland (which may explain the music box as most music boxes were made in Switzerland). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstanz
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , steel (movement / music wheel)
MADE IN: Germany probably (movement made in Switzerland)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm wide x 8cm deep x 8.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Loreley , Germany
ITEM: Coffee Cup
NOTES: The Loreley is a rock on the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany. It rises to about 120 metres above the waterline and is the most famous feature of the Rhine Gorge. According to wikipedia, “A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat accidents there”. So let’s celebrate the place with a coffee cup depciting mountain, river and boat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorelei
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter x 8.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Burg Hohenzollern , Germany
ITEM: Glass
NOTES: Hohenzollern Castle is a castle approximately 50 kilometers south of Stuttgart, Germany. It dates back to the 15th and 18th centuries in parts and is considered the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern family, who eventually became German Emperors. The castle isn’t normally inhabited and is a sort of educational, historical Disneyland …err, without rides or giant stuffed talking animals.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: glass
MADE IN: France
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter x 9cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Munich , Germany
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: München or Munich is, of course, the capital of the (southern) Bavaria area of Germany.
This ashtray has a pretty, old style etching highlighting the Munich Frauenkirche, the Roman Catholic cathedral finished in the 16th century. The cathedral can hold approximately 20,000 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Frauenkirche
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Germany
MANUFACTURER: DP Porzella
DIMENSIONS: 14cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Büsum , Germany
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: Büsum is a small town on the North Sea coast of Germany. Fishing is big … which is explains Saint Clement, patron saint of sailors and fishermen, with an anchor. Domestic tourism, to its health spa, is important also. It gained official Nordseebad (North Sea spa) status in 1837.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Konstanz , Germany
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: Konstanz is located at the western end of Lake Constance (Konstanz – get it?), on the river Rhine, in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. This plate is rustic and but simple art from the 60s. Well the plate certainly dates pre 1993 where one of the small towers to the harbour entrance (as seen in center of the plate) was replaced by the controversial statue Imperia by sculptor Peter Lenk.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Germany (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter
