Bruckmann Silver ‘ALPAKA’ Toast Rack from Hermann Göring’s Primary Dining Wagon 10 ‘241’
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 ‘241’ which was Göring’s primary dining wagon.
Göring`s dining primary car, ’10 241′ was delivered in 1937, and modernized in 1941 with the addition of an electric kitchen and indirect fluoresecent lighting, during this ‘refit’ wagon number ’10 243′ was temporarily used for his dining requirements.
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, the German silver alloy mark ‘ALPAKA’, followed by the impressed number ‘241’ 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.
Condition:
A superb piece, with no damage, some minor surface marks and patina. A beautiful display piece and extremely rare Göring DR utensil, excellent investment opportunity.
