Description German Winter Charity Relief Porcelain hand painted fairytale figure complete set of ten. The stand up alone on their bases. From the 6th to 7th March, 1943 campaign. Figures are: Cinderella, Frog King, Goose Girl, Hansel/Gretal, Hans in Luck, Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, Ruebezahl, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White & seven dwarves. Each figure measures approximately 4cm in height x 2cm width. No re-glues, chips or cracks damage. In Germany under the NSDAP the Winterhilfswerk (Winter Charity Campaign, or WHW) collection campaigns took place each Winter and raised a great deal of money for charitable purposes. It was common place for those who collected the contributions to give donors a small memento to show appreciation for their contribution, and by wearing the memento, it was obvious the donor had contributed money. One usually parted with a few Pfennigs. There were many campaigns connected with the WHW each year at the national level and at the Gau/regional or state level. Each month from October through March, the money collected was set aside to help those who were hungry or cold. Badges were made in series, the idea being you kept donating to collect a whole series. Series of badges only lasted for up to a week, meaning an individual was encouraged to make a donation every day. ‘Can rattlers’ or ‘brown shirts’ wandered through busy streets, pubs and restaurants at meal times collecting donations. Businesses were encouraged to donate a monthly amount and received a sticker or poster for their shopfront window, so they could display it for all to see they were ‘doing their part’ for charity and the war effort. The Abzeichen or mementos given to contributors to these and other charity campaigns in Third Reich Germany varied widely from flowers to metal badges, but most were simple enough to be manufactured at home by unemployed hand crafters or by very small enterprises, what we’d call cottage industry. Some WHW mementos are superb pieces of art and others are very simple. Some include semi precious stones, others beautifully embroidered. They were plastic, metal, wooden, fabric, glass pottery and porcelain. All have been collected since the day they were made and are sought after today. As well as WHW badges, postcards, stamps, first day covers and propaganda booklets were gifted for a donation. Tinnies were also purchased to support the war effort & were often souveniers of events such as Rallies, Sports Festivals, Public Holidays and groups – navy, infantry, airforce, returned soldiers, youth, guilds etc…
