Early 20th century Germany business equipment collection

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn4103
• English
• overall: Height: 6.125 inches (15.558 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm) | Depth: 6.250 inches (15.875 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Siemens and Halske W28 model rotary dial telephone commissioned by the Deutsche Reichspost [German Post Office) as its standard issue model from 1928. In the mid-1930s, the Reichspost commissioned a new model seeking a more economical and reliable device. They passed on the model produced in 1936. The W38 model was adopted but not introduced on a large scale until 1940. Some parts, such as the bell, were made of different materials due to war economies. The W38 was sturdier and introduced a dialing pause to make connections more consistent.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn4104
• English
• a: Height: 8.375 inches (21.273 cm) | Width: 7.125 inches (18.097 cm) | Depth: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) b: Height: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) | Width: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Depth: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm) c: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) d: Height: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Width: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Ten kilo (22 pound) spring balance scale with weighing pan likely produced in Germany around the turn of the 20th century. Scales such as this would be used at small farms or shops to weigh vegetables or other solid materials.

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn4105
• English
• 1930-1931
• overall: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Billy I self-erecting camera with bellows made by AGFA [Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation] from 1930-1931. This was one of the first AGFA automatic box cameras with rollfilm, and the basis for a long-running series. The film manufacturing company began producing cameras under its own logo from the mid-1920’s, including the first Billy series model. In December 1925, AGFA merged with 5 German companies, including BASF, Bayer, and Hoechst, to form IG Farben, the largest chemical manufacturer in the world. In February 1933, IG Farben contributed 400,000 reichsmarks to the new Nazi gov...

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• irn4106
• English
• overall: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm)
• Updated 7 months ago

Ceramic liqueur bottle for Orlow brand cumin cream produced by Hartwig Kantorowicz distillery and liqueur factory in Posen, Germany, between 1880 and 1920. In 1917, following World War I, the town, now called Poznan, became part of the newly reformed Poland. The distillery was founded in 1823 by a Jewish man, Hartwig Kantorowicz, and quickly gained a reputation for creating high quality products. It was a prosperous family business and opened several branches in Hamburg and Berlin. The majority of their products were liqueurs sold in glass bottles produced by Silesian, Saxon, and Czech glas...