(23) Rich. Furst & Allied Makers German WWII Flat Cardboard Figures
A diverse historical assembly of 23 pieces includes 21 pre-war flat cardboard diorama figures and vehicles mounted on natural wood base blocks, paired with two modern novelty miniature wine bottles. The double-sided lithographed cardboard figures measure up to approximately 3.15" H, or 8 cm, for the standing figures and up to approximately 5.12" L, or 13 cm, for the multi-figure weapon crews. The specialized military vehicle and hardware components include a Zeppelin airship, a biplane aircraft labeled "D-11," a heavy anti-aircraft flak artillery piece, a field howitzer gun crew, a three-man heavy machine gun section positioned in a grass redoubt, two distinct early-style camouflage tanks, a field kitchen wagon, three dispatch riders on motorcycles including two unstabilized flat paper variations, a campsite campfire, and two Red Cross hospital field tents. The combat elements are supported by standing personnel figures including a Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) Labor Service man shoveling, a field medic, an infantryman with an entrenching tool, an officer adjusting field equipment, an unmounted parade bugler, and a Luftwaffe guard. The wooden bases retain clean pre-war promotional merchant stamps reading "Rich. Furst Kirn" and "Dierdorf, Neuwied." The lot is completed by two modern factory-sealed miniature bottles of Lunardelli Venezia Giulia Cabernet Franc Italian wine measuring approximately 7.5 cm H and featuring historical portrait caricature labels on their fronts. The group is in good to very good condition overall, showing light edge wear, minor backing scuffs, and clean cardstock preservation.
Condition: VERY GOOD
(23) Rich. Furst & Allied Makers German WWII Flat Cardboard Figures
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A diverse historical assembly of 23 pieces includes 21 pre-war flat cardboard diorama figures and vehicles mounted on natural wood base blocks, paired with two modern novelty miniature wine bottles. The double-sided lithographed cardboard figures measure up to approximately 3.15" H, or 8 cm, for the standing figures and up to approximately 5.12" L, or 13 cm, for the multi-figure weapon crews. The specialized military vehicle and hardware components include a Zeppelin airship, a biplane aircraft labeled "D-11," a heavy anti-aircraft flak artillery piece, a field howitzer gun crew, a three-man heavy machine gun section positioned in a grass redoubt, two distinct early-style camouflage tanks, a field kitchen wagon, three dispatch riders on motorcycles including two unstabilized flat paper variations, a campsite campfire, and two Red Cross hospital field tents. The combat elements are supported by standing personnel figures including a Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) Labor Service man shoveling, a field medic, an infantryman with an entrenching tool, an officer adjusting field equipment, an unmounted parade bugler, and a Luftwaffe guard. The wooden bases retain clean pre-war promotional merchant stamps reading "Rich. Furst Kirn" and "Dierdorf, Neuwied." The lot is completed by two modern factory-sealed miniature bottles of Lunardelli Venezia Giulia Cabernet Franc Italian wine measuring approximately 7.5 cm H and featuring historical portrait caricature labels on their fronts. The group is in good to very good condition overall, showing light edge wear, minor backing scuffs, and clean cardstock preservation.
Condition: VERY GOOD
(23) Rich. Furst & Allied Makers German WWII Flat Cardboard Figures
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