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Antique Questions Forum / Re: strange metal crucible

« on: October 17, 2012, 03:31:12 pm »

Thanks, KC for finding the answer to this question for me. My first post on this fine site is a success.
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Antique Questions Forum / strange metal crucible

« on: October 12, 2012, 04:19:58 pm »

I recently found an iron or steel vessel that appears to be some sort of crucible in the bottom of a box of stuff I bought at auction. It consists of an outer vessel about 3" in diameter by 3" high, with a thin wire bail. It has a removable inner vessel 1 1/2" in diameter and 2" high. The inner vessel has an attached lid that rotates open on a rivet. The lid has  circular  letters molded on it that spell "the home". I just thought it was unusual until I happened to look at the bottom of the outer vessel. I was shocked to see a swastika stamped into the metal - the NAZI kind. I can't figure out why the top has an English phrase on it if it's German in origin. Anyone have any ideas?