WMF - Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (Geislingen, Germany)

Company Info:

They have such a long company history and are collectable for many people in so many ways that the general info may do here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrttembergische_Metallwaren_Fabrik
http://www.wmf.de/

Diameter: 24 cm
Marked: WMF Ikora Germany EPBrass
1950s

Hi guys!

I am not sure if i am right when posting it here because we have a couple of different WMF threads now running.
This one would be named "Kalte Ente" in German. It's used for keeping drinks cool. You put ice into the glass cylinder inside.

The metal parts were made of WMF Cromargan.
Cromargan is an invention of WMF, a special sort of steel. Here a description of it in German:
"Cromargan® ist das eingetragene
Warenzeichen der WMF für Edelstahl Rostfrei 18/10. Stahl wird durch die
Beimischung von anderen Metallen veredelt und dadurch in seinen
Eigenschaften gebrauchstüchtiger. Cromargan® besteht als Legierung aus
18% Chrom, 10% Nickel und 72% Stahl. Chrom macht das Material rostfrei,
Nickel macht es säurefest und verleiht ihm Glanz." (source: www.wmf.de)



Height is 26,5cm.

Regards
Micha

h 6cm, ostrich mark 1909
any ideas about the designer?

most times it's hard to make a propper attr. on wmf pieces of that era

31/20cm
s-collection range

Jugendstil vase h23cm, brass, around 1900,  a bit over-polished now, but I had to, the former owner polished it, but gave up in the middle. It looked even worse.

Art Deco isolating coffeepot, shell silver plated-inside felt, WMF D.R.P.(Deutsches Reich Patent)
Ceramic pot Bauscher/Weiden
between 1927 and 1945/ probably 30s

milk can container/jug, silver plated, with a thorn inside (for cans like "Bärenmarke" concentrated coffee milk)
WMF mark from 1925-1965

Bowl, silver plated, beehive WMF mark 1925-1935
36/25,5cm
form 2

Bowl, smaller not hammered version form 2, silver plated
29/18cm, WMF mark 1925-1965

Art Deco candlestick, silver plated, WMF I/0 f

Art Deco candlestick, silver plated, WMF I/0 another mark is not identifyable

Cutlery form 2500, so called "Bauhaus" on Ebay, but it isn't Bauhaus in fact.  Design Kurt Mayer 1930
came plated 100 or 90 and 800 silver and a complete range of forms
Nirosta (short for "nicht rostender Stahl" not rusting steel) on the blades of older pieces is a trade name and was shown as a quality mark, the last number marks the form.
I love this plain shape and use it every day.

platter 32/20cm, beehive mark and what I've never seen before on WMF, a prussian Pickelhaube. So I date it 1909-1918



 

Toast rack

vase brass h 19cm, ostrich mark pre 1914

Cabaret chrome, 15/31cm, beehive ostrich mark introduced 1909

       

25cm high

form 500 "Perlrand", design 1921, fish cutlery

Wagenfeld design 1952/53 , meat platter 32/17,5cm + 42/22cm,  available in 3 sizes, here the smallest and the largest

Wagenfeld designed 1952/53
Jelly box with 2 bowls of pressed glas inside 22,5/11cm

gravy boat, Wagenfeld 1959  came in several sizes: 0,05, 0,1, 0,2 and 0,3l silver plated, heavy quality hotel silver  

Reedition Wagenfeld eggcup, design 1953/54

helpful link: http://d-nb.info/1060958376/34

gravy boat Wagenfeld 1954, h 5,5cm, the saucer is lacking