Description
Bruckmann, Silver Toast Rack from Hermann Göring’s Dining Wagon 10 ‘243’
An extremely rare silver toast rack/holder, specially produced by Bruckmann for the Deutsche Reichsbahn Sonderzugs.
The toast rack carries designation marks for Hermann Göring’s Sonderzug ‘Asien’, and in particular carriage number ‘243’ which was Göring’s dining wagon.
The main body of the rack has slots for eight slices of toast, with an elongated lifting handle situated on the centre ring, at each end of the rack is an oval plate, each of which features a finely detailed Deutsche Reichsbahn Eagle with wreathed Swastika straddled by the letters D and R all in relief. There are four ‘ball’ feet to the base, and stamped into the base rim is found the Bruckmann ‘train’ makers mark, followed by the impressed number ‘243’ indicating the wagon number.
This is one of the rarest of the rare Deutsche Reichsbahn items to find, an unmissable purchase for the diserning collector or museum curator.
The toast rack comes with a (copy) letter of provenance from Lt. Col Joseph A. kehborn, U.S. Air Force.
Condition:
A superb piece, with no damage, some very minor surface marks and patina. A beautiful display piece and extremely rare Göring DR utensil, excellent investment opportunity.
Dimensions:
Length 19.3cm
Width 9cm
Height to top of handle 19cm
Weight:
462g
All weights and measurements are approximate.
