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#134401 01/11/2006 10:42 PM
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Friend and forum member Vinnie Finelli is visiting. He has brought a box of WHW items. He is just now going thru them all. Its really amazing that most of them are mint condition. This hoard has multiples of every piece!


To start here is the only item not in multiples Frown,,this is really a nice piece and even has a anti theft device in the lid to keep those who thought they could shake out the coins for their own cut,,kind of dangerous to do I guess!

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some heavy zinc pieces. Not sure exactly what they represent,,looks like maybe fairy tale characters

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Terra Cotta pins..again, look like some fairy tale characters and zodiac signs..

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plastic,cloth,wire flowers with ID tags...

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small sized song books..

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Thanks for posting these! There is another donation can located on the following WHW thread. (Near the bottom of the first page).
http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/800097573/m/9780013292
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#134407 01/12/2006 07:57 AM
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Very interesting, I've never seen most of them before.

Cheers
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#134408 01/12/2006 10:11 AM
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Vinnie/G.,

Thanks for taking time to share this nice post.
It's refreshing to see that some of us are collecting things that aren't emblazoned with the old hooked-cross, and are much more history/culturally oriented. Those little flowers are knockouts, I haven't seen them before either. If possible, do you have any closeups of those? Great stuff guys! Smile

Bill

#134409 01/12/2006 11:43 PM
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here you go Bill,,

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think the complete set of these are here, including all the varient colors..

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#134411 01/13/2006 09:05 AM
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Gaspare,

Thanks for the additional photos, nice!

With all those swords, daggers, warhammers and shields you could outfit a whole contingent of pygmy Visagoths... Smile

Some of the WHW oval glass units are very neat too; famous composers, statesmen and military personalities, my personal favorites are the insects and lizards and such... these ovals look superb when placed on a nice piece of colored fabric.

Thanks again fellas.

Bill

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Smile No wonder that I can not complete my sets of axes, swds, and shields. Wink Nice display!

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#134413 01/13/2006 11:51 PM
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Now that I have a tad more time. Roll Eyes
referencing the third picture, from research it appears that there are 12 terra cotta zodiac signs to the set. I am not up on the fairy tale folk.
Referencing the seventh picture, there are 8 different axes to a set. 8 different swords/daggers to a set and 7 different shields to a set. I am not aware of how many of the round (shields) with zodiac devises make up a set.

Thanks for showing these ever interesting items.
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#134414 01/14/2006 01:48 AM
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not all shown here on the photos but we found even more, that would probably complete the sets!. Well over 1000 pieces...

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just some quick shots,,theres one or 2 missing from this set...

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there are complete sets of everything,,these are just grabbed up for sample shots..

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Bill, he has all the glass ovals, round glass insects and square glass buildings,,just so many and not enough time to shoot samples of everything...

Knights Cross winners...

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#134418 01/14/2006 02:11 AM
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WOW! Pretty much covers it.
Eek
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Attractive flowers,well made of plastic( 30-40's!). Pleasant and good way of learning about plants.

#134420 01/15/2006 04:03 AM
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Benten, I hear you, ,they are not proper plastic, rather some pieces had bakelite and also rubber type material...

More , paper,,,

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#134421 01/15/2006 04:06 AM
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HJ,,,

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a mix,,,

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mix 2,,,

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mix 3,,,

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#134425 01/15/2006 05:27 PM
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Gaspare, Thank you for posting these fine images and please convey to Mr. Finelli my thanks for sharing these views of his items.
There are many there I have never seen until now. Please continue to share these interesting pieces. Smile
Mr. Finelli is going to have one out standing display!

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#134426 01/16/2006 05:44 AM
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more terra cotta , constellations

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heres another item that was not found in multiples.. About the size of a US silver dollar coin..

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Interesting Gaspare,because it shows the situation on that date of Germany;it encloses the occupied German speaking parts.Sort of document...I like it.Thanks for showing.

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benten, its a stamped piece. A nice grade of metal,,bronze washed..,G.

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I can list many excuses but Roll Eyes,,anyway, sorry for blurry photo..Just want to put up for some reference..These pins went onto a description board..I'll post another different kind of set later also on a board..

Could it be that all of these WHW pins/items had some sort of display board once you've collected the sets??

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#134431 01/17/2006 01:32 PM
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heres another display for the collected pieces,

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these are pressed paper/cardboard showing the German city gates....

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#134433 01/17/2006 11:02 PM
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I remember seeing a similar shield shaped card board fold out for the set of seven shields. The link is long gone unfortunatly.
I would imagine these are far and few between.

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#134434 01/18/2006 05:13 AM
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ha ha, me too Joe! Big Grin Wink

o.k. last few shots...

These are heavy zink and I believe a full set..,G.

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these were nice also, a pin back and stic pin...

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Vinnies still on 'tour' and hope he gets to add many more items from this wonderful hoard once he hits the main HQ. [hey, get all those glass ones out and up here]!

A big THANK YOU Vin for letting me help you go thru all these, inspect them and put up on the forum.

The kids must have had a great time with these. There were many to the set, these just a few representative pieces.., G.

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Well thanks to this thread I now know what the funny little HJ bugle I have was for! Cool
Jim

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check Manions I have bought several large hoardes of WHW stuff and now have a collection of over two thousand pieces and several hundred traders. Big Grin

ps also advise buying the books by Tieste

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Any chance of seeing more. Wink

Any items like this?


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Hi Joe-

I haven't found anything like the flag that you posted.

I plan on spening some time tonight to find out what Gaspare hasn't posted.

Are you going to be at the SOS?

I will be at the show.

I would be more than happy to bring part of this collection with me.

Best regards,

Vinnie III

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Very,very nice stuff,Vinnie & Gaspare.
Thank you for posting some very interesting sets.


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Hi Pablo-

Thank you for the kind words.

All I did was bring the collection to G's.

He did all the hard work taking the photos.

Best regards,

Vinnie III

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Vinnie III, Thank you and Gaspare for showing these varied and enjoyable items.
I will not be attending the SOS, it's a great show but the ride to get there is a bum buster. Roll Eyes By the time I paid my share of the gas and room expense I'd be penniless any way.

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Vinnie III, just wondering, do you have any odds and ends you intend to part with?

Roll Eyes --dj--Joe


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Hi Joe-

I sent you an email - but I don't know if you got it.

Please send me an email at: vincent@moonstar.com

Best regards,

Vinnie III

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Smile Message received, reply sent.

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Rotated back around for any that might enjoy WHW donation badges/pins.

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Joe,,
sadly,,Vinny had to sell this gigantic lot a couple years ago. A young man and his Father bought it. When we were showing it to them they just couldn't believe the size of it,,one big plastic bin after another!

Supposedly he used it all to write a book on the subject.. Don't know if it ever happened though..

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To bad Vinnie had to part with the lot. Full sets make for nice displays.
The bird display board and the city gates were interesting to see.

It may have been the spark for more than one reference book. (?) Not positive though.

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If you enjoy WHW donation badges, a scroll through this old thread could be fun.

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