Pickelhaube Collection

HELMUTH von MOLTKE (1848-1916). Full name: Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke. German soldier. Oil over a photograph, c1910

General Moltke and Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Chief of General Staff, General Helmuth von Moltke and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany observing the German troops in training. Date: 1914

Gifts from Germans following the Christmas truce, WW1
British non-commissioned officers pose with gifts and souvenirs given to them by Germans after the informal truce which took place at certain points along the Western Front in December 1914

German officer of World War One (unidentified), in uniform, wearing a pickelhaube spiked helmet

Model 1842 Prussian Pickelhaube Helmet
3056359 Model 1842 Prussian Pickelhaube Helmet ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Model 1842 Prussian Pickelhaube Officer's Spike Helmet ); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Napoleonic wars, m1815 Baden Dragoon helmet
3030195 Napoleonic wars, m1815 Baden Dragoon helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: m1815 Baden Dragoon Wachtmeister's crested helmet of Grand Duke Carl 1811-1818); © Don Troiani

Prussian Canvas and Cork Ersatz Pickelhaube helmet
3056376 Prussian Canvas and Cork Ersatz Pickelhaube helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Canvas and Cork Ersatz Pickelhaube helmet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Saxon Officer's Officer's Spike Helmet (Pickelhaube)
3056379 Saxon Officer's Officer's Spike Helmet (Pickelhaube) ; Museum of Connecticut History, Hartford, CT., USA; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Model 1842 Prussian Pickelhaube Helmet
3056356 Model 1842 Prussian Pickelhaube Helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: Model 1842 Prussian Pickelhaube Officer's Spike Helmet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Marines from Mich., 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines from Mich., 1918 or 1919. American Marines from Michigan after their return to the United States after World War I. One soldier wears a German Pickelhaube helmet.

Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Barricade, between c1915 and 1918. A soldier behind a metal Russian barricade during World War I. The barricade has holes, through which the soldier can shoot.

Mon ami, les hostilités sont suspendues, c'est le moment de lui faire faire un tour à votre... 1865 Creator: Cham
Mon ami, les hostilites sont suspendues, c'est le moment de lui faire faire un tour a votre pauvre vache. -Oh m'sieu, vous etes bein bon! Quel tour que vous allez lui faire

Allons réjouissez-vous...la guerre aurait peut-être fait d'un brave militaire comme vous... 1867. Creator: Cham
Allons rejouissez-vous...la guerre aurait peut-etre fait d'un brave militaire comme vous un invalide comme moi, 1867. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Monday, 27 May 1867

J'ai la douleur de vous announcer! Que vous avez la parole!, 1866. Creator: Cham
J'ai la douleur de vous announcer! Que vous avez la parole!, 1866. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Monday, 18 June 1866. It pains me to tell you! That you have the floor!

Il Aboie! Mais il ne mord pas!, 1864. Creator: Cham
Il Aboie! Mais il ne mord pas!, 1864. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Friday, 25 March 1864. He barks! but he doesn't bite!

Gêné dans ses plans. Je suis volé, ils aurent bu me bayer tout de suite!, 1871. Creator: Cham
Gene dans ses plans. Gene dans ses plans. ils aurent bu me bayer tout de suite!, 1871. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Friday, 14 July 1871. Embarrassed in his plans

Le roi Salomon, lui -même, sur le point de donner sa langue aux chiens, faute de pouvoir... 1864. Creator: Cham
Le roi Salomon, lui -meme, sur le point de donner sa langue aux chiens, faute de pouvoir trouver une solution a la question, 1864. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Friday, 10 June 1864

Conseil de guerre. Entrer, c'est bien, mais êtes vous sur qu'on nous laissera sortir, 1870. Creator: Cham
Conseil de guerre. Entrer, c'est bien, mais etes vous sur qu'on nous laissera sortir, 1870. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Tuesday, 9 August 1870 Council of War

Dites donc Madame, elle n'est pas propre cette feuille la! -Si vous croyez que c'est... 1864. Creator: Cham
Dites donc Madame, elle n'est pas propre cette feuille la! -Si vous croyez que c'est amusant pour moi d'avoir de ces pages le dans mon livre

Tous les deux la même idée. -Il m'ennuie cet homme se je lui faisais attraper la trichinose?, 1866. Creator: Cham
Tous les deux la meme idee. -Il m'ennuie cet homme se je lui faisais attraper la trichinose?, 1866. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Thursday, 22 March 1866. Both the same idea

C'est une horreur! Je suis fonctionnaire Danois! --Plaignez vous donc! Nous faisons notre... 1864. Creator: Cham
C'est une horreur! Je suis fonctionnaire Danois! --Plaignez vous donc! Nous faisons notre possible pour vous faire avancer, 1864

Fais attention, si tu t'étends, je pourrai bien m'étendre aussi! On ne se couche pas les... 1864. Creator: Cham
Fais attention, si tu t'etends, je pourrai bien m'etendre aussi! On ne se couche pas les uns sans les autres, 1864. Series: Actualites; Periodical: Le Charivari, Saturday, 28 May 1864

Ce pauvre garçon! Il n'a pas la tête forte! Il faut peu de chose pour le griser. 1864. Creator: Cham
Ce pauvre garcon! Il n'a pas la tete forte! Il faut peu de chose pour le griser. 1864. Series: Actualites. This poor boy! He doesn't have a strong head! It takes little to make him drunk

Le couronnement de son édifice, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le couronnement de son edifice, 1870. The crowning of his building

L'éclipse sera-t-elle totale?, 1871. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'eclipse sera-t-elle totale?, 1871. Will the eclipse be total?

Notre dernier gateau des rois, 1872. Creator: Honore Daumier
Notre dernier gateau des rois, 1872. Our Last King's Cake

Garde Mobile de la Seine, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Monroe Doctrine Cartoon
MONROE DOCTRINE CARTOON. Uncle Sam - Thats A Live Wire, Gentlemen! A 1902 cartoon by W.A. Rogers on German and British claims against Venezuela

General Ludendorff (right) architect of the 1918 German Kaiserschlact Offensive, with senior German Officers. Circa April 1918

Large German Military Brass Band in all its glory! Date: circa 1909

WW1 - The Band of a Prussian Infantry Regiment - note the universal wearing of the traditional Pickelhaube (or Pickelhelm) helmets. Date: circa 1916

Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot, WW1
Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot with Imperial Eagle emblem, removable top in the form of a German Pickelhaube helmet. Trench Art

Prince Leopold of Bavaria, c. 1916 (oil on canvas)
XOT366522 Prince Leopold of Bavaria, c.1916 (oil on canvas) by Nedomansky Studio, Vienna (fl.1914-18); Museo della Guerra di Rovereto, Trento

General Paul von Hindenburg, c. 1916 (oil on canvas)
XOT366512 General Paul von Hindenburg, c.1916 (oil on canvas) by Nedomansky Studio, Vienna (fl.1914-18); Museo della Guerra di Rovereto, Trento, Italy; (add.info.: (1847-1934); German field marshal

Wilhelm II, German Emperor, c. 1916 (oil on canvas)
XOT366520 Wilhelm II, German Emperor, c.1916 (oil on canvas) by Nedomansky Studio, Vienna (fl.1914-18); Museo della Guerra di Rovereto, Trento

Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his birthday, World War I
6000276 Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his birthday, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

German "Bluffikultur": caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II as the sower of false news, World War I
6000294 German "Bluffikultur": caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II as the sower of false news, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany seized by despondency at the progress of the war during a visit to the Eastern Front
6000295 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany seized by despondency at the progress of the war during a visit to the Eastern Front, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

World War I anti-German propaganda postcard (litho)
3094438 World War I anti-German propaganda postcard (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I anti-German propaganda postcard)

Man, hold on tight! German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031192 Man, hold on tight! German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man, hold on tight! German humorous military postcard)

Kaiser Wilhelm II observing troops from Hanover, Oldenburg and Brunswick Regiments crossing the River San from
3638318 Kaiser Wilhelm II observing troops from Hanover, Oldenburg and Brunswick Regiments crossing the River San from the heights above Jaroslaw, Poland (litho) by Schmidt, Hans W

A critical moment, German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031197 A critical moment, German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A critical moment, German humorous military postcard)

Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting the Iron Cross to German Aviators during World War I, c. 1915 (b / w photo)
4072617 Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting the Iron Cross to German Aviators during World War I, c.1915 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the parade, German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031199 At the parade, German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the parade, German humorous military postcard)

Now I like to be a soldier again, German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031195 Now I like to be a soldier again, German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Now I like to be a soldier again)

Infantry firing at a cavalryman from behind, German humorous military postcard (colour litho)
6031200 Infantry firing at a cavalryman from behind, German humorous military postcard (colour litho) by Schonpflug, Fritz (1873-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (colour litho)
3639643 Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), German statesman

German soldiers on guard duty (coloured photo)
6031290 German soldiers on guard duty (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German soldiers on guard duty)

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The Pickelhaube, a distinctive spiked helmet worn by German soldiers, holds a rich history and cultural significance. Originally introduced in the 19th century, it became synonymous with the image of the German military. One notable figure associated with the Pickelhaube is Helmuth von Moltke, a renowned German soldier who served during World War One. General Moltke's full name was Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke, and he played a significant role in shaping Germany's military strategies. The connection between General Moltke and Kaiser Wilhelm II further highlights the importance of this iconic headgear. The Kaiser himself was often seen alongside his generals wearing their distinguished helmets. During World War One, amidst all the chaos and destruction, there were moments of humanity that emerged. Following the Christmas truce in 1914, gifts from Germans included inkwells shaped like Pickelhaubes as tokens of goodwill. Beyond its symbolic value during wartime periods, these helmets were also an integral part of ceremonial events. A captivating photograph showcases a large German Military Brass Band proudly displaying their instruments while wearing their impressive headgear around 1909. In addition to its use by infantry regiments during WWI, even other branches like Garde Mobile de la Seine utilized these helmets during historical conflicts such as the Siege of Paris in 1870-1871. Artistic representations also shed light on how deeply ingrained this headpiece was within German culture. Edmund Sullivan's cartoon titled "German Kultur" depicts various aspects of German society at that time including soldiers donning their Pickelhaubes. Today, these spiked helmets serve as reminders of both Germany's military heritage and historical events such as World War One. Inkwells crafted in the shape of a soldier's helmet are cherished artifacts that preserve memories from this tumultuous era.