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Hi Chip, Of course! Otto

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Hi Guys, Here is my 20 EKI. Otto

#2 Top a friend of me, say that's a copy.

Here's the top of mine. Otto Unfortunately, a have bought as original, but it's a copy, anyway, I like. Otto

Hi Rosenberg, A friend told me that the stein was made in 1894, see the two digits lower right, 94, so it was made in 1894. Otto

Hi Rosenberg, If you don't have answer here, try there: http://www.garykirsnerauctions.com/gkmain.htm Gary is a nice guy! Otto

Hi Glenn, Thanks for fix my mistake! OTT

About von Puttkamer: General Heinrich Georg Ludwig Freiherr (Baron) von Puttkamer General Major Heinrich was born in 1846. He fought in the Prussian infantry in the wars of 1864 (against Denmark) and 1866 (against Austria) and was highly decorated. In the 1890's, shortly before marrying Marie Madeleine Gunther, he commanded Infantry Regiment #118 in Mainz. Later he served in the Order of the Knights of St. John (Johanniter-Orden) and in 1914 acted on behalf of the Red Cross for the military at the start of WW I. In the years after his retirement, General Heinrich happily made some enemies himself by publishing incisive political-military satires and critical analyses of the Prussian military system. Otto

Thanks Mike! Otto

Hi Guys, Last news! Please, take a look! http://pickelhaubes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=373 Otto

Thrashing Carl Holler's roads... Dear friends, In my eternal search for Carl Holler's history, I got last week one more victory. In 1972 I traveled to Germany, with the objective of knowing my German relatives. My grandfather Johannes Wilhelm August Kruse (nephew of Carl Holler), as some of you they should already know, he had 3 brothers. The oldest was Friedrich Kruse (in the house of who I was accommodated in 1972), married with Lieselott Minna Marie Kruse (born Binneb?se) been born in 1911. In that they travel, I met Doroth?a Margarete Elise Kruse,Tante Dorchen, my grandfather's newest brother's widow, Max Kruse, MIA during WWII. Tante Dorchen and Max, had a son, Gerhard, born in 1940 and married with Heidelinde. When I met Gerhard and Heidelinde, they were married it made little time. I went back to Brazil, and after some letters, I lost contact with them. The years passed, and after my discovery on Carl Holler, the will of finding my family again returned. Thirty three years had passed, I didn't have more idea of as you find them. One day, all of a sudden, I remembered that tante Dorchen, the mother of Gerhard, spoke Esperanto. I researched in the internet and I discovered the email of the headquarters of Esperanto in Hamburg. I sent a message telling my history concisely and I asked for help to find the adress of Gerhard. The following day I had answer. Summarizing, I am again in contact with them. Aunt Liselotti is alive, good of health, and with 94 years. Unhappily Heidelinde died in passed January. Gerhard and Aunt Lotti were very happy of re-tying the contact with me and I still ended up knowing Matthias and Gerhild (son and daughter of Gerhard and Heidelinde). The most extraordinary in that everything is that, Gerhard is a specialist of the family Holler, and, in spite of not having contact with she already does some years, he told me that Uwe Holler, daughter of Carl Holler, is still alive. In next days he will send me her address. Last, Gerhard told me that it possesses some unpublished pictures of Carl Holler, some documents, and that, when he has time to seek, he will send me. He also told me that in the eighties, after Carl Holler's collection it was sold by Uwe, he visited for her, and that still saw there a lot of things of Carl Holler. Two of hisuniforms, being one of leather (possibly the one of Lt. Kantel), the lute and pictures. Like you they should imagine, I am very excited. Otto

Welcome aboard Kurt, Great item! Otto

Hi Daniel, It's great to see you here! Otto

Hi Guys, If you want see more FAB's birds, just ask. Otto

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