Original German WWII NSDAP Silver Creamer From der Führer's Favorite Hotel - Der Deutsche Hof in Munich

Original Item: Only One Available. The NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), was originally founded in Munich as the DAP, Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (German Worker’s Party), on January 5TH 1919. When Adolf AH joined the DAP in the autumn of 1919 he was to reform what was basically a debating society into an active political party. Appointed as the first chairman of the party on July 29TH 1921 AH was to restructure it along para-military lines in a hierarchy of four levels of government.

One of the key events to help unify the party and solidify the mythology behind der führer Adolf were the Reichsparteitag (Reich Party Congress) events, which took place with some regularity during the 1920s, and then every year following the NSDAP seizure of power in 1933. More commonly known as the "Nuremberg Rallies", they were exceedingly important to the idea of the "third reich", as Nürnberg had been the "unofficial capital" of the Holy Roman Empire, which the NSDAP referred to as the "first reich", with the German empire of 1871 to 1918 being the "second reich". Having annual meetings there was of exceptional importance during the pre-war years, and the local service industry was glad for the business.

It was not however always that way, and when the NSDAP was smaller, many of the most prestigious hotels turned them away during the party congresses. One hotel that didn't would become the most famous in Germany during the NSDAP period: Der Deutsche Hof (The German Court) near the railway station in Nürnberg. It was at this hotel during the 1933 "Victory" congress that Adolf H declared Nuremberg the "Soul of German Heritage", and declared that all future rallies would take place in the city. After this, money funneled into the city, rebuilding the city walls and expanding businesses throughout the city.

However, der Führer never forgot Der Deutsche Hof, and he and the top brass of the party would stay there during the Party Congress days. The hotel would even go on to advertise itself as “das Haus des Führers in Nürnberg!” (the Führer's house in Nuremberg), and there are many period photos showing him at the hotel reviewing various NSDAP paramilitary groups as they marched by. The silver service articles used in the dining room of Der Deutsche Hof after 1933 were selected very much to meet the tastes of the Adolf H, and were classic plain items rather heavy in weight, and made from plated Alpaca alloy (German Silver / Neusilber). These were marked with the name of the hotel, and would have a wreathed swas (hook cross) somewhere on the piece, indicating that it was made officially for the party.

This is a textbook example of one such piece, a small cup-style silver creamer measuring about 2 1/4" tall and 3" across the spout and handle. It is clearly marked on the side with Der Deutsche Hof, and has the correct NSDAP insignia on the bottom. There are also some numbers and letters on the bottom, which we assume are from the maker, however we are not able to identify them. The creamer is in lovely used condition, with the original silver plating now displaying a blue tarnished patina, with some areas around the edges where the Alpaca alloy can be seen. It could be cleaned up easily, but we left it as is to preserve the wonderful aged look it has.

Definitely a great piece for any German WWII silverware collector!