Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Items

(Gegenstände). A pair of items, including:

1. A funeral sash, constructed of red rayon, with one end completing in a silver aluminum wire fringe, the obverse bearing a silvered inscription of “BAYERISCHES STICKSTOFFWERK A.-G.”, flanked by an NSDAP-style insignia consisting of a white disc overlaid by a black mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 20 cm (w) x 98 cm (l), with minor soiling evident, in extremely fine condition.

2. A postwar reissue of an F.W. Assmann & Söhne catalogue, constructed of black plastic comb binding with card stock front and back covers, the interior featuring non-paginated pages with razor-sharp photocopied pages of wartimes items offered by the famous insignia and accessories manufacturer, featuring items from the Wehrmacht, SS, Sturmabteilung (SA), Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD), Deutsches Arbeitsfront (DAF), and HJ, among others, all indexed with wartime price charts, measuring 21 cm (w) x 31 cm (h), an invaluable collector’s resource in extremely fine condition.