€115,-

Ceramics & pottery

manufacturer

AEG

period

1920s-1930s

style

Industrial Design, Functionalism

materials

Glazed ceramic, fabric, cardboard

dimensions

Box: Ø 12 cm x H 27 cm; Bottle: Ø 8 cm x H 21 cm; Base: Ø 11 cm x H 2/4 cm; Total height with charging base: 23.5 cm

condition

Museum-quality collector's condition, cable old and unsafe, sold without function

This electric hot water bottle from AEG dates from the 1920s/30s. It features white glazed ceramic and is in complete original condition. The original packaging (similar to an egg carton) with AEG lettering, the charging station with the original ceramic plug from the first delivery, the fabric cable, and the hot water bottle with a warning print not to use it with the cable (under power) in bed are all present and in museum-quality collector's condition. Listed in the German Werkbund Archive. Timeless industrial design dedicated to functionalism, which was introduced at AEG and its corporate design with various designers. Peter Behrens, who was responsible for many AEG designs, immediately comes to mind. A precise attribution for this curious and interesting object is difficult. Future research may bring further insights. The function of the ceramic hot water bottle was to charge/heat it on the external charging station and then use it as a warming object. What telephone providers "invented" for cordless phones years ago already existed here about 100 years ago. The objects are marked multiple times, with AEG, the indications 110 W and 220 V, and DRGM (Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster). We cannot say to what extent this object is still technically functional. The cable is old, hardened, and no longer safe - in keeping with the collector's condition and originality of this object, it has been retained. Therefore, the sale is without function.