N047477 HJ/WHW/NSDAP GAU NIEDERDONAU DONATION CAN.
(Schenkungbüchse)BACKGROUND: The WHW, "Winterhilfswerk" (Winter-help-work), was an annual charitable donation event held by the "NS -Volkswohlfahrt" (National Socialist - Peoples’-welfare-organization), in which personnel from all of the NSDAP organizations would solicit donations from the public, and reward contributors with a wide variety of lapel badges or propaganda booklets.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A red-painted, sheet metal can, roughly 17cm in overall height, and 10.5cm in diameter. A hinged lid is to its top, which is stepped as it ascends, with an angled coin slot to its apex, unto whose surface are the raised serial numbers "36022". To the lid, immediately above its hinge, is a small, circular perforation, with "Papier" (Paper) embossed to one side of it and "Geld" (Money) to the other. A handle is riveted to the reverse, beneath the lid’s hinge. Embossed to the can itself, "Gau Steiermark" (Administrative-region Steiermark). To its bottom is the embossed maker’s name, "M. Westermann & Co," with "G.m.b.H." underneath it, for "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung" (Company with limited Liability), both arching above "Wesco" within a diamond, and with "Neheim -Ruhr" arching beneath that. The embossed number "8" may be seen below the latter location. To the interior of the lid, beneath the coin slot, is a metal arrangement with four triple-fingered hinges to it. Shows the expected age and use with the lid hinge not closing properly as it does not move freely.
GRADE **** PRICE $259.00
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