by François Saez
&
Paul Williams
Part III - Presentation
This contemporary photograph shows an impressive display of Honour Goblets at a formal award
ceremony. Note the presentation boxes. When the collector encounters this very scarce accessory it will invariably be the type covered in blue leatherette, pictured below. Boxes in red, said to be early war issue, are extremely rare. |
The blue presentation box measures 25.5cm (length) 15cm (width) 11.5cm (height). These images will give the reader an appreciation of its substantial quality which most would agree complements the contents perfectly!
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The Ehrenpokal was awarded until December 1944, but from around June 1943 the actual presentation of the goblet was less likely to occur .... Davis (1992) records that "it appeared that it was no longer possible to manufacture the required number of goblets due to the demands of the war". In these cases, however, the urkunde was presented and an appropriate entry made in the Soldbuch and Wehrpass. |
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The authors invite readers to contribute any new information to this article fsaez@noos.fr, esprit@camtech.net.au - May 2001