No room for my collection

[Gerd W.]

Hi!

Saw all these wonderfull displays, cabinets, bunkers and war-rooms for your collections and yes, I´m jealous

Have to place my helmets in the garage beside the old snow tyres and my medals and awards in some dirty drawers in our cellar.............

Sometimes I open one of the drawers (see pic below) and, yes I´m happy again

Sure, the day will come and I´ll get my own display-room

Happy collecting

Gerd

[fknorr]

I am really feeling for you here....

[Brian R]

Nice Pic, Gerd

I feel your pain - I live in a small apartment in Brooklyn with my wife. No collection room for me - everything is packed away. I often think about the fact that I have never seen my entire collection together at one time. Maybe someday...

Brian

[dasboot]

I'm not saying that I don't believe you or anything like that, but I find it hard to believe that you just keep these items in an old cabinet in the attic.

Can I get a red pen thrown in the photo that you took for us? From what I can tell, that knight's cross is pretty valuable.
I will give you a if you take a photo like the one you supplied to us and put a red pen in the background. You can after the picture taking, give me a for not trusting you 100% on this one. If I was in your shoes, I would never keep me collection like that, no matter how much room I lacked.

Lets see that picture!

[Gerd W.]

(dasboot) You got me!

Sorry I have no red pen But I made a new pic and specifically for you: I throw a little "mouse" in all this iron.

[Gerd W.]

Brian!

Yes, it´s a pity, sure we have some nice items, but no way for a reasonable display.

OK, the story with the cold and damp cellar was a little bit overplayed (so called metaphor) my items are in different kind of boxes scattered to the four corners of our house.

Regards

Gerd

[dasboot]

LOL. Thank-you for setting me straight. I will give you the on that one.

Am I to believe that you just keep these medals scattered around in a box? Maybe you should sell one of them and invest in some kind of storage cases or boxes or frames. I know the room is lacking, but to have them unprotected like that is a crime.

BTW, very nice collection and the mouse is looking good as well. Thanks for the laugh. You might also want to purchase a mouse trap

[Gerd W.]

LOL. Thank-you for setting me straight. I will give you the on that one.

Am I to believe that you just keep these medals scattered around in a box? Maybe you should sell one of them and invest in some kind of storage cases or boxes or frames. I know the room is lacking, but to have them unprotected like that is a crime.

BTW, very nice collection and the mouse is looking good as well. Thanks for the laugh. You might also want to purchase a mouse trap

Don´t worry! Most of my items are cased and for the other awards I use wood boxes (Göde for medals like you can see on the next pics), so nothing will happen.

The first two pics are only for fun, nothing more.

Regards

Gerd

[Gerd W.]

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[Glenn McInnes]

Great collection Gerd And you wonder were all the DK,s EK1 and 2s are you got em all. I have some extra room if you ever clean house Glenn

[Yannis]

So... YOU are the reason there's no more decent EK s around...

Wow! For a moment there didn't know whether to laugh or cry...

Very, very nice collection you have Gerd and a beautiful way to display it!!
love the mouse too....

All the best
Yannis

[ANDY BUTKUS]

Can you post a picture of your snow tires............... I mean your helmets???

[Theodor]

I was wondering why do not have even a single EK... bcause they are all in your collection!
Great pieces!!!! Cool fried eggs And the paratrooper grouping... wow!!!

[Gerd W.]

Thank you guys!

Will show you some more items. My helmet collection is not that big at the moment....sold most to fellow collectors round the world in the last 2 years. So only a few M35DD are left, but I started new with FJ ones

My special field of interest is the history of the Thofern family and the Truppenlager Gross Born. 3 members were decades in service and high rank officers (Major/Oberltn./Generalltn.). I´m proud to own most of family items (awards/docs), but there is still more out there!

By the way: Who is the owner of knightcross doc. group from Werner Thofern??? Surch for this collector (dead or alive )!!!!!!!!!! He is maybe located in Germany.

Please take a look at some Groß Born and Thofern related items from my collection.

Regards

Gerd

[Gerd W.]

KC holder Werner Thofern