Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2205621
Area
Pins and buttons
Title
DKW
Company / organization
Collection / set
Material
Manufacturer
Country
Period
Year
Dimensions
18 x 24 mm.
Details

DKW is a historic German car, motorcycle and moped brand. In 1916, the Dane Jørgen Skaft Rasmussen (1878-1964) started a steam engine factory in Germany. One of his projects was to build a steam-powered car, the Dampf-Kraft-Wagen. When that project failed, he built a two-stroke engine, Des Knaben Wunsch. When he built this engine into a motorcycle in a slightly modified form, Das Kleine Wunder was born.

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