Germany, DAF. A Mixed Lot of Factory Mess Hall Cutlery

(Deutsches Arbeitsfront Essbesteck). A mixed lot of German Labour Front (DAF) factory mess hall cutlery, including a soup spoon, constructed of magnetic stainless steel, the reverse bearing a stamped DAF logo above inscriptions of “MDA” for Modell des Amtes (“Model of the Office”) and “SCH. D. A.” for Schönheit des Arbeit (“Beauty of Labour”), also marked “ROSTFREI-STAHL” indicating stainless steel construction and bearing the logo of an unidentified maker, measuring 47 mm (w) x 212 mm (l), in extremely fine condition; a butter knife, constructed of magnetic stainless steel, featuring a non-serrated blade, the obverse bearing a stamped DAF logo above inscriptions of “MDA” for Modell des Amtes (“Model of the Office”) and “SCH. D. A.” for Schönheit des Arbeit (“Beauty of Labour”), measuring 22 mm (w) x 242 mm (l), in extremely fine condition, and; a fork, constructed of non-magnetic stainless steel, the reverse bearing a DAF logo maker mark of “WMF” flanked by an inscription of “CROMARGAN” indicating stainless steel, measuring 25 mm (w) x 205 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.