Bruckmann & Sohne Silver Lidded Bottle Pourer from Joseph Goebbel`s Personal Wagon 10 ‘207’
An incredibly rare Bruckmann & Sohne Silver Bottle Pourer, specially produced for the Deutsche Reichsbahn Sonderzugs.
The bottle pourer carries designation marks for Joseph Goebbel`s Personal Wagon number ‘207’ (which could be attached to various Sonderzugs and regular trains as required), it is complete with the original cork.
The lid is dome shaped, and is hinged on one side, above the hinge is a little lever and it’s here that we find the number ‘207’ impressed into the silver. Just off to the left of the lever and one millimeter above the lip edge is found the stamped Bruckmann & Sohne ‘cresent moon, crown, 800, and Eagle’ (indicating 800 silver content) makers mark.To the lid front are the letters ‘D’ & ‘R indicating it’s use with the Deutsche Reichsbahn. Also, another little stamp can be found to the inside of the hinge, the number ‘6’ which indicates the pourer size. As mentioned the pourer is complete with it’s original cork (I wonder what bottle of wine or liquor it was last used on?), and the breather tube.
Very few of these little bottle pourers were produced for the Sonderzugs and are extremely rare to find, maybe even unique, but with this incredibly rare one we know where it was used and on what train wagon, and by whom, none other than the Third Reich’s, Propaganda Minister Joseph Gobbels. This is definately one of those ‘if only it could talk’ items!
