More than 2,000 items from East Germany tell the story of a vanished country in Taschen's "The East German Handbook." It includes objects selected from the vast collection of Los Angeles' Wende Museum.<br /><br />Picutred here: A fan advertisement from 1973 that reads: "Swing In and Around the Hair."
More than 2,000 items from East Germany tell the story of a vanished country in Taschen's "The East German Handbook." It includes objects selected from the vast collection of Los Angeles' Wende Museum.

Picutred here: A fan advertisement from 1973 that reads: "Swing In and Around the Hair."
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An issue of The Path to Good Shopping catalog from the 1960s.
An issue of The Path to Good Shopping catalog from the 1960s.
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A suitcase used for passport control and border security in the 1980s. It contained a variety of stamps and special inks for border officers to use while checking travel documents and updating visas.
A suitcase used for passport control and border security in the 1980s. It contained a variety of stamps and special inks for border officers to use while checking travel documents and updating visas.
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A Rema Trabant T6 plastic portable radio from 1964.
A Rema Trabant T6 plastic portable radio from 1964.
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A "Pink Lenin" bust, originally from the 1960s, modified during the peaceful Leipzig Monday demonstrations in 1989.
A "Pink Lenin" bust, originally from the 1960s, modified during the peaceful Leipzig Monday demonstrations in 1989.
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A poster from 1965 that reads: "New Triumph of the USSR: The Soviet Man Walks into Space. Joy for All of Us!"
A poster from 1965 that reads: "New Triumph of the USSR: The Soviet Man Walks into Space. Joy for All of Us!"
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A children's lamp with Sandman figure from the 1970s.
A children's lamp with Sandman figure from the 1970s.
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A wall clock from the 1960s, in metal and plastic.
A wall clock from the 1960s, in metal and plastic.
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A garden Egg Chair from 1971, designed by Peter Ghyczy.
A garden Egg Chair from 1971, designed by Peter Ghyczy.
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A watering can from the 1960s, designed by Klaus Kunis.
A watering can from the 1960s, designed by Klaus Kunis.
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A training kit for detecting land mines.
A training kit for detecting land mines.
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A cloth-and-leather straitjacket from Nazi Germany, later used in the German Democratic Republic.
A cloth-and-leather straitjacket from Nazi Germany, later used in the German Democratic Republic.
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