Plaques

Plaques

NSKK Wall plaques

  Example 1: While not technically a wall plaque eagle, these NSKK eagles that were designed to be mounted on the front grill of a motor car also invariably found their way onto wooden back plates and hung on walls. Various:

Metal Plaque 3

Metal plaque with a separately applied Luftwaffe eagle motif, awarded in 1942 with the awardee’s name engraved directly onto the plaque itself’ Pics:

Metal Plaque 2

Another cast iron wall plaque, this one manufactured in 1936 by the foundry Lauchhammer with the designer’s initials at the top right – in this case noted German artist Richard Klein. Richard Klein (born 7th January, 1890 in Munich; & died 31st July 1967 in Weßling) was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist and Medal […]

Metal Plaque 1

Cast Iron wall plaque manufactured in 1938 by the foundry Lauchhammer Pics:

Wall Plaques – Metal

These, as the description suggests, were solid metal wall plaques with the stylized eagle cast into the design and often included an integral hanging device although sometimes a traditional hanging device was soldered to the rear of the plaque. These plaques could be given as awards with the dedication engraved directly onto the face of […]

Felderrnhalle Mahnmal Plaque

Availability: Rare (only a few examples; <10 known) History: This Feldherrnhalle martyrs plaque is based on the original Mahnmal monument in Munich designed by Kurt Schmid-Ehmen. The front lists the names of the 16 comrades which fell as part of the November 9th 1923 putsch.   Variations:  There are two versions of this plaque – […]

Wall Plaques – Wooden

Wooden wall plaques were solid timber (usually blackened oak) with the stylized eagle in the form of an attached metal eagle motif either bolted or nailed to the front and a hanging device on the rear. These wooden wall plaques were made by a variety of manufacturers and sold by distributing shops and outlets in […]