Gahr Werkstaette

[MJC]

I think this is a very interesting artifact and I'm glad I stumbled across it. It is a shipping label from the Gahr Company to the RFSS, Number 8 Prinzalbrechtstrasse, dated July 1940. The package weighed 2.26 kg's. My mind boggles at what Otto and Karolina might have sent to the Reichsfuehrer but I'd like to think it was a hefty package of beautiful Totenkopfrings. I've not seen anything like it before. Has anyone else?

Can anyone read what is the declared value of the package? I believe it begins "100 Marks" but I can't decipher the rest.

Comments appreciated,

Mike

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I just noticed Gahr's address stamp doesn't include and 'O' for Otto, just a 'K' for Karolina.

[Robin Lumsden]

Fascinating Mike.

Otto was dead by that time......his wife had taken over the business.

The value shown on he label is 1300 Marks........a lot of money - equating to around $12000 USD today!

That, and the fact that it was addressed to the RfSS Personnel Office means, I think..........Totenkopf Rings!

The other possibility is brooches for SS wives, but I think that is unlikely.

Congratulations on a probably unique find!

[Doug Kenwright]

Does anyone know what a cost per ring was from the Gahr concern? also,if there is a date on the label, would it correspond to finished rings being sent (to be awarded) to Individual officers on a given date?

[ErichS]

Very interesting label. Hmmm, If RM's translate to 12,000 in todays dollars that's what high end TKR's are going for today!

[Robin Lumsden]

Does anyone know what a cost per ring was from the Gahr concern?

That can now be worked out.......approximately........if anyone can tell us how many rings there were needed to weigh in at 2.26kg.