Hitler's working desk

[chen]

Credit to Obersalzberg. These photos from him.

[Federico Perez]

Ok I found the photo but at the moment am having problems with attachements..dont know why.

The interesting thing about this particular photo is that show another diferent desk AND wood map table!!!...by the look of it these where taken before the delivery of the huge formal and inlaid wood desk and marble map table in or before the grand opening of the building in 1939.

[chen]

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[panzer1432]

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Wow ! Nice !!

Mike

[Tony T-S]

Clever move to put the locks for the draws inside the handles (like many door hands now) I wonder if this was common then. Very interesting thread all. Thanks for the shots

[Hoss]

Gents
Here's a photo dated 1939 and one from earlier same year, January '39.

Regards
Eric

[randy@treadways]

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Looks like the "bumper board" at the bottom imay not be original.


As for Kaspar's inlays, it looks like the panels, but chen's photo is so dark I thought it's impossible to identify whether the original inlay panels or there, or if these are replacement panels (not only in shadow in the museum display but surely the wood has darkened over the years and perhaps been lacquered over).

But... I took a shot in the dark by applying a Kodak software plugin to lighten it, then did a perspective correction to match the period photo....
....and low and behold... there it is!
(probably in the museum it's obvious, but doesn't come through in photos without some extreme adjustments in exposure and angle to look for matching design elements)

[chen]

Excellent analysis by randy! Actually the museum should display this desk the other way around, then set up 100% replicas of the wall panes, table lamps, books, chairs, carpets..etc so that when you approach this desk, you will feel like you are now approaching the Fuhrer! Right now the present setup is little bit boring.

[jmark]

Excellent analysis by randy! Actually the museum should display this desk the other way around, then set up 100% replicas of the wall panes, table lamps, books, chairs, carpets..etc so that when you approach this desk, you will feel like you are now approaching the Fuhrer! Right now the present setup is little bit boring.

Maybe they've set it up so you can pretend to be the Führer!

[chen]

Maybe they've set it up so you can pretend to be the Führer!

If this is the case, then set up the background with a perspective picture of this so that you can have a Fuhres's feel.

[Federico Perez]

If this is the case, then set up the background with a perspective picture of this so that you can have a Fuhres's feel.

I dont think the museum or the german authoritys will like the idea and for obvius reasons. The fact that this and other pieces with direct link or use by hitler are been shown in museum exibits are a step forward in dealing with a difficult and quite sensitive past not only to the germans but all the rest of europe, so a very careful and discrete way of display such items are the best way to avoid any wrong ideas of the exibit to the visitors or students of history.

[randy@treadways]

I dont think the museum or the german authoritys will like the idea and for obvius reasons. The fact that this and other pieces with direct link or use by hitler are been shown in museum exibits are a step forward in dealing with a difficult and quite sensitive past not only to the germans but all the rest of europe, so a very careful and discrete way of display such items are the best way to avoid any wrong ideas of the exibit to the visitors or students of history.

You're right Federico, just 20 or 25 years ago I can't even imagine this desk being on exhibit at all.... the Germans just had too big a bitter pill to swallow.... they had to probably wait until an entire generation mostly died off. So this is indeed a huge step for them, just to be able to exhibit the desk at all. Maybe in another 30 years or so the people then in charge can arrange an even more historically relevant way of presenting this subject.

[Hoss]

I've yet to be convinced this is the original desk. Has anyone contacted the museum and made enquires. Never visited this museum and open to be corrected by you Gentlemen.
If original it's been heavily renovated, and when was it first put on display?

Eric

[jmark]

If this is the case, then set up the background with a perspective picture of this so that you can have a Fuhres's feel.

I was joking.