A very small collection from Poland

[Steinar]

A very nice collection.
I especially LOVE the nice desk with all the details
It's like going back in time.

[airborne_steve]

Nice looking collection.

Steve

[Staldion]

I agree, be proud of your collection, there are not many collector who are lucky as you are !

I could say that I'm in love with all your stuff but your colored canteens, plane photo, and especially the gramophone with matching disc are realy amaizing.

Even with more years of collecting I think such quality items and well display will always impress me. In only two years, congratulations, I'm interested in ww2 for years and I never seen a lot of your item, and in such condition, and all together!

Best regards from France !

[LandZack2013]

Your collection is as big ansimportant as you think. In your case, my humble advice is THINK BIG!

[roy]

its a very nice collection

[anmarlodz]

Very nice collection!
Never seen a blue drinking cup

It's not only the cup. Also bottle is blue. This style canteens ( enamaled in blue were made factory of Oscar Schindler ).

[anmarlodz]

VERY NICE!

I liked the way you hung the equipment.

1. How do you position the badges on the frames? did you use pins?

2. And what kind of material were the backing of the frames made of? Was it velvet? Its very very very nice.

I think you've got a good eye for detail!

I used the pins of badges and tailor pins with medails with ribbons.
The cloth you can see as a background of badges and medails is red corduroy.

[anmarlodz]

Today I presenting my canteens. You will see how many colors was used in factories to paint canteens and how many variations you can find.
First I will present the whole set of late war ersatz canteens. Than will present each of them seperately. I hope you will like it .

[anmarlodz]

Here are few photos of color variation of cups ; first exterior

[anmarlodz]

Now interior of cups.

[anmarlodz]

As you can see colors of ersatz , late war cups can been very diffrent ; from grey to green , from red to diffrent shades of blue, even brown or black. Now I will presnt each canteen with separately.

[anmarlodz]

Whole dark blue enameled . No markings , but large number of those blue enameled canteens have been found in city of Krakow in former Oskar Schindler's factory producing during the war civil kitchen enameled items like bowls , pots, buckets etc and from 1943 also canteens and meskits for german army.

[anmarlodz]

another view

[anmarlodz]

another photo

[anmarlodz]

view ta closing snaps