Das Unbekannte Meisterwerk

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Archive note

A German-language advertisement for an unidentified porcelain control mechanism, circa 1960s, featuring a delicately painted ceramic joystick mounted on a brass base. The poster claims authentication of early 1900s porcelain craftsmanship, yet no historical record of this device exists in any manufacturing archive. Likely appeals to collectors of industrial design ephemera and those fascinated by Cold War-era technological mystification.

$5 One file · one owner · never reissued

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Print specification

24x36in

18x24in

1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait

Section: Design Objects
Style: Bauhaus product advertisement, vintage industrial poster
Mood: austere, enigmatic, uncanny precision
Palette: cream, olive green, cobalt blue

Filed under

porcelainjoystickcontrol mechanismbauhausgerman design1960sceramicbrassindustrialearly 1900scraftsmanshiptechnologymystery