BACKGROUND: The WHW, Winterhilfswerk, (Winter Relief Works), was an annual charitable donation event held by the NS-Volkswohlfahrt, (NS-People’s Social Welfare), the official NSDAP private charity organization. During the annual one day event personnel from all the varied NSDAP organizations, along with popular theater and screen stars, would solicit donations from the public and reward contributors with a wide variety of lapel badges. The public donations were collected in specially produced donation cans which were turned in to the appropriate WHW office for distribution to needy personnel. Although there was rampant corruption in most NSDAP organizations the WHW was a great success, with roughly ten million people receiving benefits in 1937 alone.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: App 7" tall, 4" diameter, cylindrical, red painted, sheet metal construction donation collection can. Can retains about 85% of it’s original bright red paint. Can has a stamped cloverleaf, painted in green with the letters "WHN" (Dutch equivilent to the WHW). Painted finish shows a few small chips revealing base metal. Can has a two tiered step top with a raised elongated oval cut-out donation acceptance slot. One side of can has a brazed on, oval, sheet metal carrying handle. Nice complete WHW item.

GRADE ***                             PRICE $295.00