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RARE NAZI WHW CAMPAIGN ABZEICHEN
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ORIGINAL THIRD REICH WHW OR
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| In Nazi Germany the Winterhilfswerk (Winter Charity Campaign or WHW) collection campaigns took place each winter and raised a great deal of money for charitable purposes. It was common practice for those who collected the contributions to give donors a small memento to show appreciation for their contribution, and by wearing the memento it was obvious the donor had contributed money. | ||
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There were many campaigns connected with the WHW each year at the national level and at the Gau or “state” level. They were conducted for only a couple of days each month from October through March and the money collected was set aside to help those who were hungry or cold. |
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| The Abzeichen or mementos given to contributors to these and other charity campaigns in Third Reich Germany varied widely from flowers to metal badges, but most were simple enough to be manufactured at home by unemployed hand crafters or by very small enterprises.
Some WHW mementos are superb pieces of art and others are very simple. Some include semiprecious stones and some are beautifully embroidered. All have been collected since the day they were made and are very much sought after today. Each lot is priced separately so be sure to order by lot number only. |
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Lot 22 (left) contains 5 handpainted plastic figures of Nazi police that vary in size from 1-3/4 to 2 inches tall. The pieces are a SS Mann in a black uniform, a traffic cop, a Police Officer with sword and shako, a Police Officer on a white horse and a fireman. All figures are complete with their original string still attached.
$65.00
$65.00
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| Lot MX3 contains 7 pieces. One wooden piece showing a typical house style from souther Bavaria, one glass medalion of Freiherr von Stein (ground off to a point at the top), two clay pieces with their original pinbacks (bird tail broken off), one waxed artificial flower, one cloth brooch with a folklore costume of Niederdonau and a glass Lebensborn piece. All 100% original WHW pieces. $25.00 |
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| Lot PL2 contains 5 original WHW pieces, all plastic. Very good condition. $25.00 |
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Lot MX 4 contains 11 colorful metal pieces, each approximately 1-1/4 inches tall. These pieces date back to a WHW charity collection in Gau Wien and originally had pins on the back. None of the orignal pinbacks remain. $25.00
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