L: This maker is not known. The makers mark appears as the letter “L”.   Known works: “L” Reichspost eagles (known as Bus eagles)

FRIEFI – Friedrich Fingscheidt from Velbert near Wuppertal. The makers mark is the lettering – FRIEFI  surrounded by a rectangular box. Today they make car ornaments including hood ornaments for Mercedes Benz. Known works: Deutsche Reichspost lettering signage  

  Reichspost Bus/Truck/Car/Tram eagle

  Reichspost Bus/Truck/Car/Tram eagles

Makers mark:  “GHH” It is speculated that this is the concern of the company Gutehoffnungshütte from Oberhausen. This company was previously known as Machinenfabrik Nuel & Lueg from Düsseldorf-Grafenberg. It is not certain that this company produced eagles. It is also possible, given the poor casting of the makers mark, that it is actually a GPH mark.  

Makers Mark: “G.P.H”. This mark is all indented and the letters are found within a circle. The G and P are side by side with the H centered underneath. Although unconfirmed, it is speculated that this is the manufacturer – Gustav Hähl from Pforzheim. This makers mark is often unclear and can be rough and blurry […]

B: The maker of this style of eagle is unknown. The makers mark is a slanted and indented “B” with two horizontal lines extending to the left. The upper line is longer than the middle line and on some examples there may be a small bottom line (or dot). It is possible the lines on […]

V: This maker is not known, although it is believed to be possibly Vereinigte Aluminiumwerke AG (Erftwerk) located at Grevenbroich (Niederrhein). A clue to the maker can be found in the below “V” Reichspost eagle marking found on a specimen (note a “Ʌ V” example):   The marking indicates one of: F Hudeg Wien E […]

Paul Garthe KG (known simply as Garthe) was located in Milspe/Ennepetal (near Schwelm/Wuppertal). It is thought they worked with other companies as they did not have their own foundry. Assigned RZM permissions: M3/158   Known Works: Garthe Railway eagles Garthe Bronze “Rheingold” eagles

WEHAG: Werke der Stadt Halle-AG. This company was located in a factory in Halle. WEHAG owned its own molding & foundry.   Known works: WEHAG Railway eagles