Olympiade 1936 porcellain bell

[kris simoens]

Just putchased my first porcellain piece and I think it's a beauty. This is a 1936 olympic porcellain bell from the KPM factory in Berlin and it has it's original wooden base.
Should display very well next to a couple of daggers and medals...

Kris.

[kris simoens]

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Kris.

[TerryG]

Bell

Looks nice Kris. Any idea what these were for? Bought as souvenir?

[kris simoens]

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I think they could be bought as a souvenir. Maybe Pieter could elaborate on these porcellain items. His is featured in the latest War Booty book from T. Johnson.

Regards,

Kris.

[Christian L]

the stander the bell stood on top is an original/was issued with it?
christian

[kris simoens]

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the wooden stand was with the bell when I bought it. It looks old and original.

Kris.

[jeep256]

Bell

Hello,

the bell together with the stander was sold as an souvenir for the Olympic games in Berlin. There are also some of these (so called) "freedom bells" existing for other Olympics and memorials. All of them look quite similar to the one you have.

It is really nice to see one together with the original stander. The most of them you can find on the market are without the wooden stander.

Kind regards from Germany

Walter

[phaleranumismatics]

This souvenir was also available as a coin bank. Looks identical except for the rectangle top, no ringer and closed bottom with a hole.