Germany, Third Reich. An Assmann & Söhne Manufacturer’s Quality Test Board

Two silvered and two gilt security & guard companies buttons; four silvered unidentified Prussian buttons; three silvered streetcar buttons; two gilt, three silvered, and one bronzed mining (Bergbau) buttons; two silvered band buttons; one bronzed and one gilt unidentified buttons; two gilt and black cloth chauffeur buttons; gymnastics badge (Deutsche Turnerschaft); veteran Kyffhäuser cap insignia; singer’s badge (Deutscher Sängerbund); one gilt and one silvered unidentified buttons; one gilt and one silvered livery buttons (Livreeknöpfe); mining cap badge for governmental clerks; four silvered and two gilt mining cap insignia; streetcar cap insignia; security & guard companies insignia; four streetcar collar insignia.

Footnote: Meticulously stored in an archival environment for the past 50 years, this untouched and complete collection of Assmann manufactured insignia is new to the global market. Board mounted, each presented insignia was employed as a quality control sample at the Assmann factory during the war. Each tester board is complete and each individual insignia is numbered as per Assmann manufacturing codes. Comprised of over 150 individual pieces of mint insignia, all branches of the Wehrmacht are represented in this unique special collection.