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Sure thing Kevin, Here's a close-up of the stamp...

Seems to make sense Kevin, but what about the year he worked for the Police? It has a different occupation listed other than Kellner but it appears to be beer related as well (lagerarb.....something). Well I guess this man was having a good time throughout the war into his old age! It appears he stayed in Duisburg for the duration of the war, probably as a bartender I suppose. Any more help in deciphering this arbeitsbuch is welcome, and thanks again to Kev Pat

I have a hunch he worked in a brewery through 41-44, as he was getting on in years. Perhaps a lifetime beer-maker? Here is the last entry, when Emil was in his 65th year. Any help is appreciated! Cheers, Pat

Next page of entries (any and all help with translating and deciphering is extremely helpful ) Pat

And here is where I would like some help, my German is very beginner so I cannot decipher what job he actually held. Here is the first page of Emil Dohrn's many tours of labour... Pat

The front page, with name Emil Dohrne.

Hello there gentlemen, I just acquired this great Arbeitsbuch on the weekend on a trip to Edmonton, and it is a great example from a man who worked all throughout the war, Emil Dohrne. He was born in on Okt. 21, 1880 so he would have been 65 in 1945, cooincidentally when his last entry is in the book (March 25/1945). He would have been just a few months short of retirement! I wonder what happened to this fellow, as he was busy throughout the war and then it stops in March of 1945. If anyone can decipher the German entries for me and shed some light on what exactly this gent did for a living that would be great. He has one stamp for working at the police department, and that appears to be the only Nazi occupation he held. Here is the outside of the book (well worn and someone stapled it together post-war I believe as the old staples had rusted through). Pat

I have a similar late-war ration card that I received with a ww2 Nazi pack of cigarrettes I just picked up. It seems my card was half used up before Dusseldorf fell, or the soldier was captured or any number of scenarios played out. Cheers, Pat

And the Raucherkarte that came with the cigs, dated 1945 so I guess whoever owned these didn't much care for the anti-smoking laws, maybe an old time Wehrmacht soldier who got captured traded these for something? I guess we will probably never know how a pack with only one cigarette missing got over here to Canada (maybe one last smoke before the execution.....). If anyone has any further info on this pack and brand of smokes and any other info on the subject ii is welcome! Pat

and reverse, with barely visible eagle stamp on the white area of the sticker.

Neat ad! I myself just picked up an almost full (one cig missing) pack of cigarrettes from the Nazi era. It has the stamp for official taxation I suppose and they are the "Ravenklau" brand made by Hans Neuerburg. A really nice box in great shape, but I am most happy with the fact that there is lots of old cigarrettes inside. Probably not many of those floating around! I bought them up in Edmonton and they came with the Raucherkarte that was slightly used already (maybe to buy the smokes!). I blacklighted the white paper and the smokes do not glow and neither does the inside packaging, can't really see anybody copying this sort of thing, but I jsut wanted to make sure the cigarrettes were period, and they are. Any info on this unique item is welcomed! Thanks, Pat

and a close-up of the reverse with B.H. Mayer Pforzheim mm. I think this is a tombak issue and in gold, but it may be a bronze issue. Any help on these is great. Pat

a quick note about the above, the "a" in Jena is there, but very faint. Anyways, here is the stickpin that came with the badge. It has no swaz and is made by BH Mayer, Pforzheim. It is die-struck (or forged, always get that mixed up) with nice detail. Could this have been issued with the badge of a different maker? Or was it just made into a set later. Any help is appreciated, Thanks, Pat

and the reverse of the DRL sportabzeichen in gold? bronze? The colour of the scan is slightly off, as the finish remaining on the back looks gold. Pat

Hi there, I just picked up this DRL set and was wondering if it is indeed an original set. The badge and stickpin have different makers and the stickpin has no swaztika, so I was wondering if this was possible or if someone just put the two together and called it a "set". I am pretty certain they are both good early pieces (die-struck, quality metal, right pin and catch etc) but any help on these are appreciated. First up is the badge which I believe may be a gold badge with most of the finish worn off, as the reverse still keeps some gold finish, or it might be a bronze issue. It is marked DRGM 35269, Wernstein Jena. Any help is great. Pat

On closer look, mine is marked the same JENA, but my A is slightly faded, my mistake! Any info out there? Pat

and the reverse of my match to the first badge posted, with maker mark D.R.G.M. 35269 and Wernstein JFN followed by what I think is a triangle, not the letter "A". I think yours is a triangle after the N as well, and JFN, not JENA. I could be wrong, but any info is helpful to the both of us. In person the finish that remains on the reverse is a gold colour, so I am wondering if this was a gold issue or bronze issue? Cheers, Pat

Hello there, I seem to have the exact same brass version, same pin, catch, maker mark and finish. I think mine was a gold version at one time (some colouring left on reverse) but I could be mistaken. My version is also non-magnetic and die-struck. I think these ones are good as I purchased it from a highly respected antique shop in Edmonton and it has the quality of an early piece (but I think most of these badges are early pieces). Any more info is welcome! THanks, Pat

and here is the reverse, it looks like a good one to me, any opinions?

Thanks for the info I just picked up this NS Frauenschaft in Edmonton made by the same maker, M1/13 Christian Lauer. It maintains beautiful enamel and is in great shape I would say. Any comments on it are welcome! Thanks, Pat

Reverse of WHW snowflake "tinnie".

Last post for a week, off to one of many weddings this year This one is WHW 44/45 and for France and Italy as well as Germany, I think this qualifies as a tinnie, correct me if I'm wrong. Pat

and a non-political Lindau tinnie made by A.Demmler, Mindelheim, Bayern, possibly an early one. Pat

and another one, the NSDAP Kreistreffen Okt 1937 Paderborn tinnie by Steinhauer and Luck, Ludenscheid. Pat

and a Gautreffen Westnord tinnie I don't think has been shown yet in this thread...