Hof sausage box - sausage kettle dialect : " Wärschlakasten".
Original Bavarian sausage kettle from Upper Franconia of the city of Hof.
German handwork - made of brass (inside hand tinned).
A leather strap can be attached to 2 copper eyelets, depending on the size.
Very beautiful decorative handwork - a piece of jewellery also in kitchens with copper and brass .
The mustard container is removable. The brass knife holder is also removable.
Approx 35cm x 29.8 cm.With mustard container approx 45 x 29.8 cm.
Height 37 cm. With knob height ca 39.80cm
The Wärschtlamo (Upper Franconian for sausage man) is a mobile sausage seller typical for the city of Hof. He sells Wiener sausages, Knackwurst, Weißwurst and Bauern (Debrecziner) on the open street. The equipment of a Wärschtlamo includes a rectangular, portable Wärschtlakasten made of brass with a charcoal grate, a tin with mustard and a large basket with handles for Bredla (Upper Franconian for rolls). In the kettle, the Wärschtla (Upper Franconian for sausages) are heated in steam to be served in the Bredla (bun) with mustard. As a rule, the sausages are sold in pairs and without packaging. They are usually eaten in public places. The Wärschtlamänner are out and about in Hof's old town from Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings.
In 1881, the first Wärschtlamo, Johann Georg Hahn, was sent out with hot Hofer Wärschtla by a butcher's shop that still exists today. Since these are heated in steam and not in water in the kettle developed for this purpose, the kettle is comparatively light and can also be carried on a shoulder strap during operation. He carried this together with the bread basket, which saved the cost of a separate stand. The traditional call of the Wärschtlamo is a loud whistle followed by a
""Haaß senn sa - kolt wern sa" (Hot they are - cold they get)."
From Wikipedia
The Wärschtlamo (Upper Franconian for sausage man) is a mobile sausage seller typical of the city of Hof. He sells Wienerla (Vienna sausages), Gnagger (Knackwurst), Weißa (white sausage) and Bauern (Debrecziner) on the open street. The equipment of a Wärschtlamo includes a rectangular, portable Wärschtlakasten made of brass with a charcoal grate, a tin with mustard and a large basket with handles for Labla. In the kettle, the Wärschtla are heated in steam to be served in the Labla with mustard. The Wärschtlamänner are out and about in Hof's old town from Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings.
In 1871, the first Wärschtlamo, Johann Georg Hahn, was sent out with hot Hofer Wärschtla by a butcher's shop that still exists today. Since these are heated in steam rather than water in the kettle developed for the purpose, the kettle is comparatively light and can also be carried on a shoulder strap while in operation, along with the bread basket, which saved the expense of a separate stall. The traditional call of the Wärschtlamo is a loud whistle followed by a "Haaß senn sa - kolt wern sa" (Hot they are - cold they get). Today's Wärschtlamänner are also allowed a fixed location, but nothing essential has changed in terms of equipment. However, there are also Wärschtlakasten, in which the heating is done in a water bath. By the 1920s, the number of Wärschtlamänner (occasionally women were also among them) had grown to over 20. Today, five or six share the locations in Hof's old town. A monument to the Hof Wärschtlamo has been erected at Sonnenplatz.
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