Deutsche Schutztruppe - Oehmigke & Riemschneider Neuruppin - Heinrich Kruse Kaffee

 Hello,

Today I am showing you another advertising print—roughly A4 in size—this time for coffee products from the Kruse company. 

The manufacturer (Oehmigke & Riemschneider) has also left their mark on this piece, something that unfortunately happens only very rarely. Depicted are 18 small German colonial soldiers wearing the grey home-service uniform with the light-blue insignia for German South-West Africa. This uniform was introduced in 1896/97 and worn until 1915, when the colony surrendered.

Best regards,

Andreas

Preussische Infanterie - Zentraltheater Wien

 Hello,

Today I’m showing you a promotional sheet from the Zentraltheater Vienna, roughly A5 in size. It depicts Prussian infantrymen marching in groups. Unfortunately, the print bears no indication of who produced it; several Austrian or German publishers are likely candidates.

Best regards,

Andreas

Abadie, Einzelfiguren, Deutsche Armee

Hello,

Unfortunately, I’ve been very busy lately, which is why there hasn’t been an update for nearly a month. I promise to do better.

In any case, today I’m showing you a few more Abadie figures. Since the (Abadie) "catalog" is my way of organizing and displaying the well-known sheets, all that remains are the individual (Abadie) figures. Unfortunately, I have no background information on them. I can only say that there were a great many of these figures and that they were likely included—either singly or in groups of two or three—with specific packs of cigarette paper.

The German figures shown here all depict Wehrmacht personnel from 1935 or 1936. I am not entirely certain about the artillery group, however. The extensive red piping on the uniforms was really a feature of World War I-era uniforms. Did the artist simply want more contrast, or are there different series of German figures?

Best regards,

Andreas