Small Austrian or German Plaque

[paulb104]

This small probably Austrian, possibly German, plaque measures four inches wide and a little more than five and half inches tall. The signature seems to be SB or BS.

kinderrettungswerk wien translates to children's rescue.

I've been looking online for this thing, every few months, for about four years.

 

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[joesmarbles]

WIEN is Vienna Austria.....Joe McDonough

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Here is a link that has a further link to their homepage (still in operation since 1948). But here at work I can't "go international" so I don't know if it is any help. Also, it's in Deutsch.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_in_Wien

 

[villagenut]

It clearly is a depiction of Jesus welcoming young children into his company.

 

[paulb104]

Here is a link ... Also, it's in Deutsch.

For anyone using a computer and Chrome, the foreign language is no longer a problem. Just have Google Translate automatically translate the foreign language for you. Once that's done, it only takes a few seconds, you can hover your cursor over a translated word and see the original language, too. There's even the ability to give Google a better translation if you think there is one.

 

[paulb104]

Here is a link that has a further link to their homepage (still in operation since 1948). But here at work I can't "go international" so I don't know if it is any help. Also, it's in Deutsch.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_in_Wien

I had found the Österreichisches Kinderrettungswerk, but as yet I haven't found a way to contact them. I'm also looking for someone in Austria to possibly do that for me instead.

 

[nhbenz]

Here's one: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=674&lot=4199

 

[paulb104]

I'm also looking for someone in Austria to possibly do that for me instead.

It occurred to me that I should elaborate on this. About five years ago I was given a medal that had nothing but Asian writing on it. A lot of it. All I could figure out was that it was Japanese. I didn't know anyone who was Japanese, I still don't. Then I got to thinking... Where was the largest group of Japanese people? Japan. I'm not going to Japan. Then I checked craigslist.org. There are eight cities in Japan listed. I posted a listing in three cities, with a picture of each side of the medal, and in less than an hour I had the translation, and a confirmation.

Since then I've effective done this well over a dozen times around the world.

The medal, by the way, was the first place winner in a soy sauce competition from 1922. Who knew.

 

[paulb104]

Here's one: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=674&lot=4199

Wow, that's some searching. I've never seen another! We still don't know what its story it though.

 

[bradyboy]

Are you, by chance from the Philippines?
Brady

 

[cw0909]

maybe who they are now may know/have some info
on the plaque, if the records are still intact
https://translate.googleusercontent...ichte/&usg=ALkJrhjUiayo1vwzNHM1Z1MKzyN4Co8XOg

or maybe these folks
Kindertransport | Girl Museum

 

[paulb104]

Are you, by chance from the Philippines?
Brady

Wow, that's a weird question.

No, I'm born and raised in New York City, now living in Pennsylvania.

You gotta tell me why you asked!