Stationkasten Original

It is a once in a life time opportunity to own three stationkasten boxes with full restored partitions and door trays. The result of 6 years of searching and restoration – a complete stationkasten with period-accurate interior. Starts from the left the grey box was found from Facebook and triggered the research of the internal…
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Everything from the old grey box is now in the new box.  All in its place, with some extra treats since 2021. https://www.whrestorer.com/stationkasten-restoration-3/ https://www.whrestorer.com/stationklasten-content-list-15-march-2021/ T The partition is a perfect fit for the box. Approximately 60% of the partition’s holes match up with the holes inside the wooden box.

This box is quite unique compared to my others. The lid measures 14mm, much thicker than the usual 10mm.  Once cleaned, the ‘csw‘ and ‘LW proof mark 13’ became visible on the front, with a ‘csw 1941‘ stamp on the bottom of the lid.  Even though LW items aren’t typically what I collect, I’m thrilled…
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In October 2024, a box with a strangely captioned title appeared for auction on eBay. The box was dirty and had red pencil cross marks on the lid. The interior had been completely stripped, and the lock on the right side would no longer close. The item is actually a Stationskasten, and I have no intention…
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I realized that I haven’t shared an update on the finished grey box since 2021.  This is the content accumulated over the intervening years, which far exceeds the original requirements.   Without the help of my friends, I would have had no hope of rebuilding the partitions and the large tray.  Furthermore, without the detailed drawings and…
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After too many mistakes on my poor German translation from schwabacher, my German friend sent me the correct contain list of the Stationkasten. Both German and English lists are here: 1 Stationskasten, enthaltend 1 Rolle mit 100 m Erdleitungsdraht 1 Stück Kreide 1 Rolle mit 100 m Wachsdraht 1 Tube oder Büchse mit 50 g…
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When I dug out my period pencils and filled the pencil holder found the lid can’t be close, the long pencils crushed with the spools.The pics of the originals and the manual shown the the tray on the lid was facing the other way.After reinstalled the tray, the lid closed perfectly even filled with long…
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Very lucky to obtained an empty Stationkasten which was not within the seller’s collection range.The box been strapped all its partitions after the war for other usage and survived for decades.Now I have the chance to rebuild all the parts by the help from my friend who own an original box.He took the detail measurements…
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