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Snap Fasteners ("Solidor") on Original Retail Card
Object/Artifact
Press-stud snap fasteners on original printed retail card. Teal/green front with six bright metal snaps in two rows of three, red script brand label "solidor," and blue German text "GARANTIERT ROSTFREI" (guaranteed rust-free). Plain kraft reverse showing the socket sides; snaps carry small impressed rim lettering.
2025.1.406
Belonged to Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
East German state-produced haberdashery. The GDR was a major supplier of consumer goods to Cuba under socialist-bloc trade.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition
2025.1
VEB Kombinat Solidor Heiligenstadt
Undated on the card. The "Solidor" combine branding indicates c. 1969–1990 (Kombinat Solidor formed 1969; privatized 1990). Head seat Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Eichsfeld, Thuringia (GDR). Snap fasteners (Hartkurzwaren: Druckknöpfe, rivets, corset hooks, plastics) were produced by the combine's VEB Solidor Dresden works (with plants at Cossebaude, Lichtenberg, Pulsnitz, Bahretal). Plant attribution inferred from the combine's documented product allocation, not stated on the card.
Front: "solidor" (red script); "GARANTIERT ROSTFREI" (blue). Snaps: small impressed rim lettering (examine under magnification — may carry maker's mark or size).
1 card with 6 snaps (complete)
Metal
Paper
Plated metal snaps (rustproof per the card — likely nickel-plated brass or stainless); printed paper/card mount.
Good
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use
G.D.R.
Central Europe
Europe
production