Book: German Medal Makers and Their Marks 1813 - 1957

A brand new reference work on the history of German medal making spanning over 200 years.

244 Pages, extensively illustrated.
Handy size of 155 x 235 mm.

B&W with colour cover.

Covers all aspects of Imperial, WW2 and post 1957medalmaking including:

Medal Manufacturers;
Medal Designers;
Manufacturing methods;
Makers marks;

Learn about the history of some of the greatest medal firms such as Godet, HJ Wilm, Carl Poellath,  BH Mayer, Wilhelm Deumer, CE Juncker, Deschler and Son an more.

Find out how Robert Klein and Alfred Quenzer turned a small watch fob business into one of the key medal players in Idar Oberstein.

How did the firm set up by August Steinhauer and Gustav Adolf Lück survive two world wars and go on to celebrate 100 years of medalmaking in 1989?

What key design contributions were made by

Walter Schott, Otto Placzek and Richard Klein ?

Information on the organisation of awards in WW2 including the setting up of the LDO and the complex relationship between the various chancellery offices and such characters as Dr Doehle and Franz Schwarz.
Clear charts are used to help in the explanations.

The book also covers medal making methods such as die stamping and the various metals used such as zinc, so called "buntmetals", aluminium and "cupal".

The book contains extensive and detailed  illustrations on virtually every page.

This is the most comprehensive account of German medal making available.
It is the product of 5 years of research involving contributions from employees of the original medal making firms.

Contents includes...

Imperial German Empire & States Medals up to WW1                                                                                 

WW2 Medal Production   

Chancellery Numbers,LDO, RZM Numbers, Maker’s Logos                                               

Patent and Other Marks                                                                           

DRGM, DRP,FEC, Gold and Silver Marks,Lothige                                                                                                

Fakes and Copies                                                                                     

The Medal Makers                                                 

HJ Wilm

C Poellath; Klein and Quenzer;   BH Mayer;W Deumer;

CE Juncker;      Steinhauer and Luck Deschler and Son; Other Medal Makers       

The Medal Designers                                                                                           

Schinkel;Schott;            Placzek;Klein;Bock;Others;The Olympic Bell Design                                                                   

Medals & Orders Organisation WW2               

Dr. Doehle and the LDO                                                                                  

The Medal Tool Making Process                                                         

Metals Used in Medal Production                                                       

The Main Medal Making Methods                                                       

Enameling Techniques                                                                                   

Medal and Badge Fixing Methods                                                      

Traditional Iron Cross Production Methods                                         

Juncker Knights Cross study                                                               

Gablonzer Arbeitsgemeinschaft                                                         

Map of Germany Showing Key Medal Production Regions    

Medal Makers After WW2                                                                               

The 1957 Regulations for German Medals                                          

The Marking of Medal Cases /Boxes  
             

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