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UPDATE Authenticating Your Walter Bosse Hedgehog Ashtrays: How to Spot the Differences

Posted on June 1, 2011 (May 3, 2025) by Modern Vienna Bronze
Walter Bosse Hedgehog Ashtray Authentication Guide

A bit of history on Walter Bosse’s hedgehog ashtrays: At the end of 1952, Walter Bosse moved from Austria, where he lived since his birth in 1904, to Western Germany. He settled in the area of Iserlohn, because creditors were chasing him and his friends and business partners were cheating him. He wanted to concentrate […]

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