Fake Sucker born every minute... FAKE EK Boxes

[Brian R]

A fake, but I don't think an EK2 has ever been so comfortable. It's like a cushy bed!

[peter monahan]

This is when being honest puts one well behind the pack in the race to make money!  Wish I had the imagination and Chutzpah to do this kind of thing.  But then I'd have to sleep at night, so perhaps not.  I did, however, buy any number of old carving set boxes once upon a time just because I like old wooden boxes.  Never occurred to mew to use them for anything other than keeping trinkets in though. 'Bother!', as Pooh says. 

[Tony]

The insert in the lid looks good, it might be worth asking where he/she had them made, but compared to that horrible polyester velvet in the base well, that just screams fake.

I thought someone called oma (or similar?) sold them.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

 

the lid insert is a good sign, whenever I see one by radar goes on ;-)

[Tony]

How about this box, commissioned by a German officer POW in Colsterdale camp, Yorkshire, England. That's if you want to believe the story.

 

I wanted to see how easy it is to make them so knocked it up over the weekend.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hah... you have too much time on your hands!!

[Tony]

8 hours ago, Chris Boonzaier said:

Hah... you have too much time on your hands!!

Time? Ha! I wish that was true but I’m always flat out, spending most days working hard trying to remember what I’ve just forgotten.

[ccj]

12 hours ago, Tony said:

How about this box, commissioned by a German officer POW in Colsterdale camp, Yorkshire, England. That's if you want to believe the story.

 

I wanted to see how easy it is to make them so knocked it up over the weekend.

How'd you do that?

[Tony]

8 hours ago, ccj said:

How'd you do that?

Mate it's easy.

Some card, an old box, a knife, ruler, felt and a couple of crosses to draw around.

I've now turned it into a box for cufflinks.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Check this out! ;-)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Doppel-Etui-Eisernes-Kreuz-box-iron-cross-Weltkrieg-Orden-Ehrenzeichen-Abzeichen-/231933107514?hash=item36004a5d3a:g:TF8AAOSwn9lXKdr-

[Tony]

Is it the postcard that's worth all that money?

 

[Chris Boonzaier]

And another....

 

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-EK-Eisernes-Kreuz-1-WK-im-Original-Etui-RAR-/262510016269?hash=item3d1ed0f70d:g:58wAAOSweWVXeeVq

[Alex K]

On ‎10‎/‎05‎/‎2016 at 09:27, Tony said:

Mate it's easy.

Some card, an old box, a knife, ruler, felt and a couple of crosses to draw around.

I've now turned it into a box for cufflinks.

That's exactly how I do mine, the difference for me is that with many enamelled pieces they are for storage and protection only. I don't sell my pieces, old cutlery boxes are a goldmine for this sort of thing, some of mine even the boxes are homemade from bits of card, old velvet and satin. Walker and Hall, I've got a few of their boxes!!

 

Edited July 4, 2016 by Alex K

[Chris Boonzaier]

Another one....

http://www.ebay.de/itm/seltenes-Etui-fur-3-Orden-von-Opa-aus-dem-Weltkrieg-Eisernes-Kreuz-Iron-Cross/351958137251?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40879%26meid%3D5e57ef1386f545f6b08a54c55e1928e7%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D201781726240

[peter monahan]