List of brand names and products in the GDR

This list shows products and brands (e.g. from the consumer goods industry ) that were manufactured and sold in the Soviet Zone / GDR . Pre-war marks which have been retained, and licensed products of permitting production are marked as such.

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2 × 1: hand washing paste from VEB household chemistry Meiningen (today: Perladin household chemistry GmbH )

3 × W: Wiping wax for floors from VEB Wittol Lutherstadt Wittenberg

7 VR 200/510 G: a centrifugal compressor in top design from the VEB pump and blower factory Leipzig in 1968; the connected load was a maximum of 1900 kW, the speed 9240 / min, the maximum nominal pressure 100 bar

8014 / xx: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge ; Class 8014 (household sewing machines) included different types: 8014/29 8014/30 8014/39 8014/40 8014/43 - with different programs and equipment.

A.

Acosta electric grill "TG 12"

AKA-electric coffee grinder

ADK 70 , car slewing crane on the chassis of the IFA W50 truck

ADK 100 , car slewing crane on the chassis of the IFA L60 truck

ADK 125 , car slewing crane, produced in cooperation with several Comecon countries, GDR, Hungary, CSSR; ADK 125 was in Germany as Hercules 38 of Demag sold

acosta : electrical appliances and grills , some of which are marketed through AKA electric

Agol: an adhesive containing acetone, similar to Duosan-Rapid, was sold in tubes

AK 75: the first GDR car cassette player, developed in 1975 by VEB Fernmeldewerk Arnstadt

Activist: RS 03 tractor with diesel engine, manufactured by VEB Tractorswerk Brandenburg

alwo: trademark of VEB Al tenburger Wo llspinnerei

ACTION: Cosmetic series for the youth of the 1980s a. a. from VEB Florena Waldheim

Addinol ("additive in oil"): automotive oils and lubricants, industrial lubricants

AKA electric : small electrical household appliances (advertising slogan: "At home in every house"), VVB Electrical Consumer Goods

ALA: an alkyd resin paint for the paint system on small furniture

ALBA PC 1505: the educational computer A 5105 as a consumer product

Albazell: sanitary towels

Alberna: a sunscreen from VEB Berlin Cosmetics

Alex: one of the first black and white televisions from VEB Sternradio Berlin

All-clean: All-purpose cleaner in powder form from VEB household cleaners Wittenberge

Altenburger: Mustard, ketchup and spirits from Altenburg

Altenburger Spielkarten: Playing cards from the VEB Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik, Altenburg Thuringia (pre-war stamp)

Amalienbrunnen with fruit flavor : mineral water with fruit flavor from Sömmerda

Amiga : Record label (Schlager, Volksmusik, Pop, Rock) from VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin

aminat: hair care product line from Florena

Amor: Tree candles from VEB household chemicals Lutherstadt Wittenberg at the beginning of the 1950s

anett: Radio cassette recorder in-house development by VEB Antennenwerke Bad Blankenburg , combined operation of VEB Stern-Radio Berlin-Weißensee

Antidrön: insulating paste against structure-borne noise, etc. a. in vehicles

Anona: Instant pudding and various colditz foods

antaphron R: a silicone defoamer from VEB Chemiewerk Nünchritz

Equator : Container ship type from the Warnowwerft Warnemünde and the Neptunwerft Rostock

ARCTIC: care series (deodorant, shaving foam, soap, etc.) u. a. from the VEB Berlin Cosmetics

Argenta : Orange and lemon slices from the VEB Argenta Wernigerode

Arkalaine: an association name for GDR fabrics that had to have at least 70 percent wool

Arkona : FDGB holiday ship, successor ship of friendship between nations from 1985

ARTAS : Flashlights from the Arnstadt flashlight factory

Asco-Cola : caffeinated lemonade

Ascoffin: a caffeine granulate from VEB Ankerwerk Rudolstadt

Ascota : brand name for calculating machines and booking machines from VEB booking machine works Karl-Marx-Stadt (formerly ASTRA-Werke Chemnitz AG ). Devices were divided into classes, e.g. B. ASCOTA class 170

Aslid: a brand name for heating pads from the consumer goods production of VEB Kabelwerk Adlershof (1960)

Astoria: lemonade

ASTRA Duplex-Automat: Booking machine for banks, industry and trade

ASUG: Designation for gears from the combine gearboxes and clutches Magdeburg

Ata : pre-war brand , abrasive , manufactured in the GDR by the Genthin detergent factory

Atelier: a television set as a stand-alone device from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg, from 1957

Atoll: Deodorant spray (only available in the Exquisit)

Atomal (A49): developer powder for photo papers

Atri, lemonade

Aurora : Record label for works by Ernst Busch from VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin

AVA: an alkyd resin undercoat for the paint system for small furniture

AUBI : non-alcoholic beer ( Au tofahrer- Bi s)

Avistat: fabric softener (antistatic) from VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

AWO 425 : Motorcycle, developed from the BMW R 23 in the former BMW plant in Eisenach , manufactured in the Simson plant in Suhl

Axa: Mustard, canned food

Azoangine: red lozenges for throat diseases

AZU: toothpaste

A300: acidic fixing salt

A 5120 : 8-bit personal computer from VEB Robotron's Karl-Marx-Stadt booking machine plant

A 7100 : Personal computer from VEB Robotron -Elektronik Dresden , predecessor of the A 7150

A 7150 : Personal computer from the VEB Robotron-Elektronik Dresden, ESER designation CM1910 (Cyrillic, therefore speak SM1910)

B.

Barkas B 1000

"Bebo-sher" razor from Bergmann-Borsig

Babett: Radio cassette recorder from the VEB Sternradio Berlin
Babysan: Baby food from the VEB Dauermilchwerke Stendal , from 1951
Baking pride: a baking powder
badusan : bubble bath with horse chestnut extract and essential oils from VEB Gerana Gera (previously: VEB Blendax-Werk Gera). The product was awarded a gold medal at the Leipzig trade fair in 1965.

Ballet: a soap with lanolin and witch hazel from Konsum Seifenfabrik Riesa (1971)

Bear seal: Fine liqueurs and brandy varieties from the VEB Bear Seal Berlin

Bambina: Chocolate from the VEB Zetti Zeitz

Barkas B 1000 : vans and minibuses with two-stroke gasoline engines from VEB Barkas-Werke Karl-Marx-Stadt, successor to the Framo small vans

Baroque: inks, ink pads, office glue from VEB Bürochemie Dresden

Bastion : Caravan from the VEB Karosseriewerk Dresden

Bautzener Senf: Mustard from the VEB Lebensmittelbetriebe Bautzen (brand name from 1953 to 1989/1990) , today marketed as Bautz'ner

BD 41: a regulator iron from IKA Electrica. A further development was the type BD 50 (1968).

bebo Sher Be rgmann Bo RSIG s chnell h ouch onEnd e lectric r asiert; Razors from VEB Be rgmann- Bo rsig Berlin

Beirette: Camera from the VEB Kamerafabrik Freital

Camera Beirette 300 SL from the camera VEB Freital

beline: foot care products u. a. from VEB Chemisches Werk Miltitz , produced as "beline foot cream" in VEB Patina Halle, as "beline foot bath additive" in VEB Episan Zeulenroda

bella: a wave gear washing machine for household purposes from the VEB washing device factory in Schwarzenberg in 1960

Bellatrix: the GDR's first small super radio, produced by VEB Stern-Radio Sonneberg from 1967

Bergland: Chocolate (hollow figures) from the VEB Bergland Niederoderwitz

Berggold : Chocolate and confectionery from the VEB Thüringer Schokoladenwerke Pößneck

Berlin : Motor scooters from VEB Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde

Berlin-Kosmetik: a trademark for products from VEB Berlin-Kosmetik, which was active from 1960 (previously VEB Kosmadon)

Berliner TT Bahnen : Model railways of the nominal size TT, which is very common in eastern Germany

Bero coffee: first appeared in 1970 as "Bero Instant" from VEB Bero Kaffee und Extrakt Berlin, which was made from coffee from Brazil

BFT 125/5 NC C 5: a horizontal drilling and milling machine from VEB Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Union Gera with numerical control from VEB Starkstrom-Anlagenbau Karl-Marx-Stadt. The machine could work with a maximum table load of 6300 kp and had a table clamping area of 1400 × 1600 mm.

BGW: light bulbs from the B ERLIN G lühlampen w ork, later NARVA

Bi- Stecklingsbewurzelungspulver : from the VEB Chemiekombinat Bi tterfeld

Plant hormone from Bitterfeld

Bi 58 : Pesticides from the VEB Chemiekombinat Bi tterfeld
Computer A 5105 . Coll also BIC called, was later known as ALBA PC 1505 sold
Bino : seasoning (similar Maggi ) from Bi tterfeld No rd (VEB Electrochemical Bitterfeld ). This product was advertised under the motto: "Cook with love, season with BINO!"
Biodont: a dental care product from VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden, produced until 1969. A pack of 65 grams cost 1.00 marks
Biox Ultra (pre-war brand): Toothpaste from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden
BITO (beer tonic): hair setting agent
BK 350 : Series of the motorcycle brand MZ
BKoZ 800 × 1250 NC: numerical control Double column coordinates boring machine from the VEB Mikromat Dresden in 1965. The control for four axes came from VEB power-plant construction Karl-Marx-Stadt.
BMRS 25 xyz NC: numerically controlled turret head drilling machine from VEB Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Saalfeld in 1965. The control for three axes came from VEB Starkstrom-Anlagenbau Karl-Marx-Stadt.
BNC III: a numerical assembly control with absolute data acquisition from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt, awarded a gold medal at the Leipzig spring fair in 1969
BOA: Dr. Coester's BOA, a means for the detachment of the cornea on the feet from the company Henke & Co. KG Leipzig in 1961
BOB: Plug-in stone construction kit, manufacturer Heinrich Huft, Waldheim in Saxony. The construction sets were available in various sizes from the 1950s to 1960s.
Bombastus (pre-war brand): mouthwash
bon: Chocolate bar with coconut filling from the VEB Delitzscher cocoa and chocolate factory
Boxer: Jeans from the VEB clothing factory in Güstrow
Bramsch : Spirits from the VEB Bramsch Dresden
Braugold : Erfurt beer brewery and beer brand, since 1969 part of the VEB Beverage Combine Erfurt
Brausella: Mineral water factory Wilhelm Brand KG Halle , since 1972 VEB Brausella Halle
Brockenhexe : Tractor RS02 / 22 from VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen with a diesel engine of 22 HP
Brockensplitter: Confectionery from the VEB Argenta Wernigerode
BSP-12 : Computer for image processing, was u. a. used by the Stasi
BSS 01 : the only game console in the GDR, produced from 1980 to 1984, VEB semiconductor plant Frankfurt (Oder)
Bürstenmann: Brushes, paint brushes, shoe soles and Igelit shoes from the consumer brush factory in Stützengrün in the Ore Mountains
Great Spotted Woodpecker: Brand name of VEB Buntweberei und Färberei Neugersdorf (Saxony) in 1955
Burger crispbread and rusks from the VEB Burger Knäcke-Werke
BWG 1.0. Abbreviation for B ild w Playback g et up instrument: a monitor in the TV cabinet with RGB port specifically for small computers, VEB work for television electronics

C.

CAOS 4.2 on the KC 85/4

Clivia II FER858A (VEB Rafena, Radeberg) from 1956

Cola syrup sinello, to mix with milk

C-80 : a learning computer kit developed in 1986

Cabinet : cigarettes

Cabinet: a television cabinet from the VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg from 1957

Cafésan: a soluble whole milk powder from VEB Dauermilchwerke Stendal and Genthin from 1971

Cama : ka lorienarme Ma rgarine first Delikatessmagarine the GDR from the VEB Thüringer Ölwerke Gotha in 1971, was awarded the quality seal of the Leipzig Trade Fair and the Gold Medal for top products 1,973th

CAOS : Cassette Aided Operation System , an operating system developed in 1984 for the KC 85

Capri: orange lemonade

Capri 6401ST: Tube radio receiver from VEB Goldpfeil Hartmannsdorf, special feature: optional HF stereo decoder, export as source Simonetta 6501ST with extended reception range (104 MHz)

Carat s: radio receiver from RFT (predecessor of the HIFI 100)

Caramba: a colloidal graphite solution as shock absorber oil from the German-Russian oil company Derunapht in 1948

Carmen: a lipstick from the VEB Gerdeen Schildow

Carmen: a music chest from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg, was produced until 1960

Carmol (pre-war brand): a pain relieving product from the VEB Carmol plant in Rheinsberg

Camptourist : caravan with folding tent construction (also called "Klappfix")

Carnito: tomato sauce with meatballs (in a glass)

Casino : cigarettes

Cavalier: an electric cattle shear from the Kober Suhl plant (1949) - later: VEB IKA Elektrogerätewerk Suhl

C-BKoZ 1250: High-precision machining center of VEB Mikromat Dresden

Cekapur: cleaning agent from the VEB C hemie k ombinat Bitterfeld

Cekavit: Fertilizer sticks out with Wopil fertilizer prepared PVC sticks from the VEB C hemie k ombinat Bitterfeld

Cellatron : ( Z ella-Elek tron ) various computing systems from VEB Büromaschinenwerk Zella-Mehlis from 1964, e.g. B. KDVA Cellatron C8205Z

Cenupaste : silicone release agent and lubricant

Cenusil : silicone sealant

Certo : camera

Champion Electric: a wristwatch from VEB Uhren- und Maschinenfabrik Ruhla (1965)

Opportunity: a perfume from VEB Hobby Horse Radebeul

Charmeen-Creme-Powder: a make-up product from the cosmetics company Charlotte Meentzen Dresden, available in four different shades

Chassilith: synthetic resin & bitumen-based vehicle underbody protection agent

Chemilat: Floor adhesive from VEB United Shoe Lasts and Chemical Works Erfurt

Chemiplast: Sealing compound from VEB Vereinigte Schuh last- und Chemiewerke Erfurt

Chemisol: Viscous all-purpose adhesive from VEB Vereinigte Schuh last- und Chemiewerke Erfurt

Chemitar: Solvent from the VEB Vereinigte Schuh last- und Chemiewerke Erfurt

Cherryco: Cherry fruit juice liqueur from VEB Weinbrennerei Erfurt

Chess Master : Chess computer, later as an improved version Chess Master diamond , VEB Mikroelektronik "Karl Marx" Erfurt

Chloramine (pre-war product): disinfectant from the VEB Fahlberg list

Chlorodont (pre-war brand): toothpaste

Chromate : color television set (PAL and / or only Secam system)

Cito: Hand washing paste from Cito Chemie in Calbe / Saale

Citrosan: a ready-to-use food product for babies from VEB Dauermilchwerke Stendal and Genthin from 1958

Citruska: lemonade

Clarissa: a television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt (produced from 1963 to 1967)

Claudia: a TV cabinet from the VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg from 1955

Clivia : radio-television combination device from VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg

Club : cigarettes

Club: a music chest from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg, produced from 1960

Club-Cola : caffeinated lemonade

Cœur : Playing cards from Altenburg

"Rational" catering utensils from VEB Colditz porcelain

CNC 600: first numerical control of machine tools with microelectronic components in the GDR from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1979; In 1981 the CNC — H-600 version was expanded with a manual input control, which was awarded a gold medal at the Leipzig trade fair in 1982
Cola hit : decaffeinated lemonade
Colditz porcelain: manufacturer of catering utensils, etc. a. "Rationell" series by Margarethe Jahny
Columba: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge
Color 20 : first German and European fully transistorized color television set ( Secam system)
Color 40 : color television set in monitor look with remote control and DAAS (digital display and voting system); was available as a color case device (RC9140), 51 diagonal and 67 mm, stereo loudspeaker system, Scart input and teletext (optional equipment); manufactured in the VEB television equipment factory "Friedrich Engels" Staßfurt
Coloran: a make-up product for presentation on film and television, produced by Coloran KG Berlin

Color television set "Colormat 4506" manufactured by RFT Staßfurt

Chromat / Colormat : color television set (PAL and / or only Secam system)
Colorett : color television set (PAL and / or only Secam system)
Colortron : color television set (PAL and / or only Secam system)
Color-Vision : color television set from VEB Robotron Radeberg (RAFENA), portable table-top units with 42 picture tubes equipped with PAL and Secam systems. From 1984: RC6093 (later with remote control) and from 1987 the much more modern RC9140.
Comanat: a hair tonic enriched with vitamins (manufacturer: VEB Comanat Haus Magdeburg)
Combi: first household washing machine in 1954 from VEB washing equipment factory in Schwarzenberg
Combi-Vision 310: black-and-white television set from VEB Robotron Radeberg (RAFENA), case or table-top units with a 31 mm picture tube, some with a radio section at a price of 1775 marks; the device was fully transistorized (predecessor of the Colorvision series)
Combo: cocoa powder for cold and warm milk
Comotron TC600: the only answering machine from GDR production, VEB Studiotechnik Berlin
Construction: Metal construction kit system , manufactured in VEB (K) Metallwaren Schmerbach, from 1977 in VEB Spielwaren-Mechanik Pfaffschwende (sold under the name "Construction" until 1966), colloquially also simply "Stabilbaukasten"
Contratherm: special drink for heat workers
Convent: a cigarette from VEB Berliner Zigarettenfabriken
Cosid-Kautasit : sealing materials, brake pads, etc. Ä. from Coswig (Saxony)

Kautasite sealing material

Cranach: Black and white television
Creck : Chocolate-like sweet bar with a picture
CRESTA: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge
CRIH: Foam cleaner from the VEB Chemische Fabrik Buche Bad Schmiedeberg
Cromefa : Household Goods (Christmas bakeware, grater, ...) from the Cro tten dorfer Me tallwaren Fa brik
Crottendorfer : incense cones
C-Vitchen: a shower granulate from the VEB Jenapharm Jena
Cyanol : disinfestation from the VEB Gärungschemie Dessau

D.

Folding boat MTW Delphin 150 (sailing dinghy)

Damino : Damask products

daro: Products from the Soemtron combine (parent company VEB Büromaschinenwerk Sömmerda, later (from 1974) to the Robotron combine), example: Daro 1720 billing machine

debolon : PVC flooring from De ssauer Bo denbeläge

Debut: black and white television

Decelith: a PVC granulate for injection molding, blow molding and extrusion from the VEB Eilenburger Chemie-Werk Eilenburg (1976)

Dederon : synthetic fiber, similar to nylon , made up of D - D - R and the ending - on

DEHAFOL - A veneer film for furniture from VEB Möbelfolie Biesenthal

Delicia : (pre-war brand) pesticide

Delitex: Lice shampoo in a tube from the pharmacy

Delphin 85, 110/1, 110/2, 130 ("Pirat"), 140, 150 from VEB MTW in Wismar or VEB KTW in Pouch for a short time at the end of the 1950s: folding boat

Denta 62: a dental care product with alcohol and peppermint flavor from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden (1963)

Derby : a television set from the VEB Refena Werke Radeberg produced until 1960

Dextro Energen (pre-war brand ): tablets made from pressed grape sugar

Dextropur (pre-war brand ): Glucose

DF 315 NC: a numerically controlled feed part Turning Machine with ball indexing mechanism from the VEB Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Magdeburg. The control came from VEB Stark-Strom-Anlagenbau Karl Marx-Stadt. The maximum swing diameter in the longitudinal support was 315 mm, above the longitudinal support guide 400 mm with the largest turning length of 230 mm.

Diamant: a radio from the VEB Stern-Radio Staßfurt in 1950

Diamant (pre-war brand): bicycles from VEB Fahrradwerke Elite-Diamant Karl-Marx-Stadt

Diamant: VEB Elite Diamant Karl-Marx-Stadt, manufacturer of knitting and warp knitting machines (e.g. type FRJ)

The fruity 12: confectionery

digi 73: GDR's first wristwatch with a digital display; The watch was presented at the Xth World Festival of Youth and Students in Berlin by the VEB Uhren- und Maschinenkombinat Ruhla

Diploma: a soap from VEB Patina Halle

Diplomat: cigars

Doblina: Kitchen mixer from VEB Döbelner fittings and metal goods

Dohnalit: a wood preservative from VEB Chemiewerk Nünchritz in the Riesa district (1976)

Domal : detergents and cleaning agents

Dominant: radio from VEB Funkwerk Dresden

Donja: a television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt (produced from 1963 to 1967)

Dosator: a nail polish from VEB Rosodont Waldheim / Saxony

DP 630 NC: a numerically controlled facing lathe with ball indexing mechanism, which was produced in the VEB machine tool factory in Zerbst. The control of the machine was the same as with the DF 315 NC (see there).

Dr. Zinssers aniseed menthol drops: drops roll with aniseed menthol flavor similar to pulmoll classic, 0.20 marks the roll

Dratex : plant protection products

Triad: nightwear

Dublex: a detergent from VEB Waschmittelwerk Genthin

Dürer: a television set from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg from 1956 (previously: VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg)

Duet : cigarettes

Duo: motorized, three-wheeled disabled vehicle based on the Simson Schwalbe (also Krause Duo )

Duolit: a means of combating vermin in apartments, manufactured by VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Duotex Spezial: a chemical agent against woodworms from the VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Duosan -Rapid: all-purpose adhesive

Duplinone : plant protection product
Dur for men: a skin care product before you shave by VEB Berlin-Kosmetik (1971)
DUZ 20, single-axle tractor with petrol engine and tiller
DZ 500 × 500 KH IV NC: a spindle lathe from VEB Großmaschinenbau “8. May “Karl-Marx-Stadt with a numerical control from VEB Starkstrom-Anlagenbau Karl-Marx-Stadt - a further development was the machine tool DZ 630 H IV NC with a maximum turning length of 1000 mm
DZW: Brand Name D eutsche Z igarren- W orks stock company in administration, Döbeln (Saxony) in 1955

E.

E 062/1: a forage harvester from the VEB Kombinat progress agricultural machinery Neustadt (Saxony)
E 280: a self-propelled forage harvester from the VEB Combine Progress Agricultural Machinery
E 281: Successor to the E 280
E 301: a self-propelled swather from the VEB Kombinat Progress Agricultural Machinery
E 512: a combine harvester from the VEB Kombinat Progress Agricultural Machinery Singwitz
E 514: Successor to the E 512 combine harvester
E 516: a combine harvester from the VEB Kombinat Progress Agricultural Machinery Bischofswerda
E 684: a potato toboggan loader from the VEB Kombinat Progress Agricultural Machinery Weimar
E 930: a single-axis motor device from the VEB Kombinat Progress Agricultural Machinery Stolpen

Soap eau de cologne from the Riesa soap factory

eau de cologne: a soap from the consumer soap factory Riesa
Eberswalder Würstchen is a brand for meat and sausage products from the former SVKE ( Eberswalde Slaughter and Processing Combine ) in Britz

EGS: a cabinet assembly as a unitary vessel system (EGS) for the inclusion of electronic controls from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt (1976)

EC 1040 : a mainframe computer , produced by VEB Robotron-Elektronik Dresden, successor products were EC 1055, EC 1055 M (1979) and EC 1056 (1979)

Personal computer EC 1834

EC 1834 : Personal computer from 1986 from the VEB Robotron office machine factory "Ernst Thälmann" Sömmerda
EC 2640 : the central unit for the EC 1040 computer with an operation speed of 380,000 operations per second (1979)
EC 2655: the central unit for the EC 1055 computer with an operating speed of 450,000 operations per second (1979)
EC 2665: the central unit for the EC 1065 computer with an operation speed of 435,000 operations per second (1979)
EC 3204: a work memory for the EC 1040 computer with a capacity of 256 to 1024 Kbytes
EC 3604: a microprogram memory for the EC 1040 computer with a capacity of 390,000 bits (1976)
EC 5002: a magnetic tape storage device with a capacity of 20 to 33 MByte (1979)
EC 5016-01: a magnetic tape memory that worked with the control unit EC 5521 (1976)
EC 5017: a magnetic tape storage that worked with the control units EC 5511 and EC 5517 (1976)
EC 5017-02; a magnetic tape memory that worked with the control units EC 5511 / EC 5517 / EC 5525-03 (1976)
EC 5021: a magnetic tape storage device (1976)
EC 5089: a 5.25 ″ floppy disk memory with a transfer rate of 250 Kbits per second
EC 6113: a punch card reader with an input rate of 160 cards per minute and a capacity of 500 punch cards (1978)
EC 7902: a perforated tape station for the perforated tape reader EC 6122 with an input capacity of 1000 to 1500 characters per second (1974) - the configuration EC 7002 M worked together with the perforated tape reader CM 6211 / CM 6204 (1984)
EC 7083: a dot matrix printer with a printing speed of 200 characters per second (1986) - the EC 7084 configuration printed at 100 characters per second
EC 7183: a serial printer with mosaic printing and a printing speed of 100 characters per second (1980)
EC 7920 M: a screen system with light pen (EC 7929.00 / E000) and printer EC 7934M, SD 1152 (1985)
EC 7925.01 M: a screen terminal - worked with EC 7920 M (1984)
EC 7602: a microfilm device for roll film 16 mm or micro plan film A6 with an output of 100,000 characters per second or 5 MF per minute
EC 8002: a modem with frequency modulation in asynchronous operation and the operating mode duplex with a transfer rate of 200 bits per second (1978)
EC 8028-01: a signal converter with a transfer rate of 600 to 19,200 bits per second with asynchronous / synchronous transmission and the operating mode duplex / half-duplex (1983)
EC 8404: a multiplexer with a transfer rate of 50 to 4800 bits per second and the transmission type synchronous / asynchronous and operating mode half-duplex / start-stop - the extended type EC 8404 M had a transfer rate of 9600 bits per second (1979)
EC 8533: an office computer with the processor K 2525 (working memory (RAM) from 64 to 112 kByte), operating system SI0S with the program languages Basic and Pascal (1985)
EC 9054 (model 1 and model 2): with processor K 2526, operating system SI0S 1526 and the program languages Basic, Pascal, Cobol, Fortran and Assembler (1985)
efbe: electrical appliances, marketed by AKA electric
Eg-Gü (pre-war brand): a shoe care product from VEB Schuhpflegemittel Dresden, taken over from VEB Wittol from 1980 (Eg-Gü was the abbreviation of the previous owner Egbert Günther)
Ehlcke: Model railways nominal size H0 from Werner Ehlcke KG , 1949-69
Eikonal: developer concentrate for black and white films
Eisenacher: Beer from the VEB brewery Eisenach
Eisenacher Ecke: a pastry made from wafers in Eisenach
EKD 500: Shortwave receiver from RFT with a wide tuning range, military and scientific use; Predecessor: EKD100, EKD300
Elasan: Baby care products from VEB Leipziger Arzneimittelwerk
Elaskon : Car cavity preservative , manufactured by the company of the same name
Elastana: a bodice product made from Dederon fabric
Elastic bodice Zeulenroda: producer of corsetry and underwear
Florence on the Elbe : chocolate, confectionery
el-ce-med: a toothpaste from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden
Elektral: an aftershave from VEB Gerana Cosmetics Gera from around 1969
Elena: a soap from the consumer soap factory Riesa
Elsterglanz : polishing agent for metal
Elde: canned fruit and vegetables
Elf: Chocolate Brand
elkadent: a product combination for oral hygiene (mouthwash, toothpaste) from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden
Elkadent AC blue: a toothpaste from the Wolfgang Haschke Leipzig cosmetic factory
Elkasat: Sun protection cream (advertising slogan: "Take Elkasat for sunbathing", by comedian Eberhard Cohrs , at the latest since his flight from the republic deleted without replacement)
Elmi : VEB Elmi stands for " Erfurt food industry": mainly baked goods and ice cream manufacturers
Elmix: electric homogenizing machine for the production of emulsions in the kitchen from the VEB Spezialmaschinenfabrik Karl-Marx-Stadt,
el pico: jeans and other clothing
ELREMA : ELECTRIC CALCULATION MACHINES Karl-Marx-Stadt, formerly Wanderer-Werke Chemnitz, from 1974 to the Kombinat Robotron booking machine plant in Karl-Marx-Stadt
Elte: stain paste
EL 150, internal combustion engine for stationary operation, manufactured by VEB Barkas Werke
EPASOL: adhesives from VEB Asol-Chemie Berlin
Episan: Cosmetics (special soaps, baby care products) from Zeulenroda
he: Men's cosmetics
Erika: ( pre-war brand ): Typewriter from VEB Typewriter Factory Dresden, built 1960 to 1991
ERWA-Wort: soup seasoning, granular broth, stock paste (Verschöna, with meat extract) and stock cubes, manufacturer: Erich Schmidt Halle / Saale
ES : Series of the motorcycle brand MZ
Esda: Brand name for hosiery from VEB ESDA Thalheim

ESKA, DIY nails range

ESKA: nuts and bolts of the S chrauben- K ombinat Karl-Marx-Stadt
Espewe : from special embossing works, model cars , mainly in 1:87 scale ( nominal size H0 of the model railway )
Esplendor: linoleum floor care products
Esprit: drink containing wine, similar to vipa
Eterna : Records (Classical)
ETS : Series of the motorcycle brand MZ
ETZ : Series of the motorcycle brand MZ
EMW 321 , EMW 327 , BMW 340 : passenger cars, which were based on BMW designs and E isenacher M otoren w ork were made
EMW R 35 , motorcycle, marketed as BMW R 35 until 1951
Exa : a camera from the VEB Pentacon Dresden from 1950; Another development was the “ Exakta Varex” camera , but the Exa became the preferred model in the GDR and was compatible with the accessories of the “Practica” camera
excurat: a bath product for small children from the VEB Chemisches Kombinat Miltitz
Expresso: stock paste
Eva (pre-war product): a cream for hair removal from the VEB Kolloid-Chemie Leipzig

F.

Rust converter Ferrodit E24

Fewa detergent

Freia sewing machine from 1948

Sheet metal coffee can first class (250 g), Intershop special filling from the VEB coffee and nutrient works Halle / Saale

Framo V 901/2

F 22: the refrigerant monochlorodifluoromethane from the VEB Chemiewerk Nünchritz, Dohna branch via Heidenau (1976)

F6 : cigarettes, originally f58

IFA F8 : Passenger car based on the pre-war development, body partly made of wood

IFA F9 : Passenger car based on the pre-war development DKW F9

Fagusan : cough syrup, "beech tar", active ingredient Kreosotum

Falimint: Dragees for sore throats available in pharmacies (from VEB Fahlberg-List Magdeburg)

Famula: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge

Famulus: Sales name of the RS14 tractor from VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen

Fan: Hairdressing cream

Faustan: Psychiatric drug

Favorite: a television set from the VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg produced until 1960

Fay: Fine detergent from VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt for coarse and delicate laundry

Frozen: Community trade mark of the state-owned fresh frozen works of the GDR: VEB cold store "Oderbruch" Factory Seelow, VEB Ogema O bst and Ge müse processing plant Ma gdeburg, VEB "Elbtal" canned Combine Lommatzsch, VEB cannery Laucha and the VEB canning and Jam factory Frankfurt / Oder

Gourmet: a margarine that was later called Marina

Fekama: a plant protection product from VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Fekoma: Feinkostwerk Magdeburg a brand name of the Association of German Consumer Cooperatives

FER ( F ahrzeug e lektrik R uhla): Headlights, taillights, turn signals and switches for motor vehicles from VEB Kombinat Fahrzeugelektrik Ruhla . The company also built the wipe-wash interval switches for the windshield wipers and various signal lamps.

Ferrodit E24: a rust converter manufactured at VEB Härtol-Werk-Magdeburg

Fesia-form: a disinfectant from VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Fesia-mon: A fine disinfectant for hands and forearms from VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Fetzer: Chocolate bar

Feutron: Sensor and control electronics from VEB Feutron Greiz / Thuringia

Fewa (pre-war product ): a mild detergent , manufactured by VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt . Fewa was invented in Chemnitz in 1932 and was the world's first fully synthetic detergent.

FFS 400 × 1600 / IX NC: a vertical console milling machine with swivel head and numerical path control from the VEB Fritz-Heckert-Werk Karl-Marx-Stadt. The numerical control was provided by VEB Starkstrom-Anlagenbau Karl-Marx-Stadt

FFW, sometimes also read FWF because of the trademark: large wooden toys for kindergartens, PGH “ Friedrich Fröbel ”, Werdau

FI 58 : Plant protection products

Spruce needle bath soap: a product from Konsum Seifenfabrik Riesa (150 g, 1.35 marks)

Spruce sparkling wine: a bath salt from Walter Erlemann & Cie - Chemische Fabrik Berlin (1960)

Filinchen : thin, fine waffle bread

Fips: juice

first class : "Finest Hochlandkaffee - Finest High Grown Coffee" (= original text on an oval 250 gram tin can, about 12 centimeters high), Intershop special filling from the VEB coffee and nutrient works Halle / Saale, no year (approx. 1980s )

Fit : dish soap

FKrS 630 × 1250 NC: a vertical cross sliding table milling machine from the VEB Fritz-Heckert-Werk Karl-Marx-Stadt with numerical control from VEB Starkstrom-Anlagenbau Karl-Marx-Stadt. The movement of the work table was 1000 mm lengthways, 630 mm across and 800 mm vertically in the maximum position.

Flammat: coal lighter

Flavamed: throat tablets with yellow coloring

Fleischer : manufacturer of coaches

Flibol: insect repellent

Flirt: a lipstick from VEB Gerdeen Schildow

Flora: first drum washing machine for private households from VEB washing equipment factory in Schwarzenberg in 1954

Florena : Cream and cosmetics from VEB Florena Waldheim

Format: a television set from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg from 1956

Foron : Household appliances of the Combine Household Appliances Karl-Marx-Stadt , Operation dkk Scharfenstein

Forum: a television set from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg equipped with VHF radio from 1957

Forum: Cigarettes for 6 GDR marks like duet

Forum Super 6: a further developed television set as a free-standing device until 1968 from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg

Forster floor heating: hot water heating with coal stove and water circulation by means of a pump

Progress : agricultural machinery

Framo : Fra nkenberger Mo tore works, predecessor of the Barkas Pickup Truck

Freia: a sewing machine from VEB Ernst-Thälmann Werk Suhl (MEWA) from 1948

Fri-dohna: a product series as coolant, propellant gas and fire extinguishing agent from the VEB chemical plant Nünchritz in the Riesa district (1976)

Fridor: an aftershave from the VEB Rosodont-Werke Waldheim

Frischfein: brand name on the products of the VEB Dresdner Margarinewerk from 1955

Fresh cream butter: Semi-fat butter with 45% fat content, meanwhile (2016) still available in stores under the name The Fresh Creamy
Fritz Heckert : FDGB holiday ship for deserving workers and SED comrades
Frottana : Terrycloth (towels, bathrobes) from VEB Frottana Großschönau

FWS 30: a metalworking fluid from the Schwedt petrolchemical combine (1976)

G

IFA G5

Two Robur guarantors

A GARDE chess clock from the Uhrenwerke Ruhla

G5 : an all-terrain truck based on the H6 truck from the VEB motor vehicle plant Ernst Grube in Werdau

GA 4 : GDR's first fully automatic dishwasher with six washing programs from VEB Elektrogerätewerk Suhl from 1971

GAA5000 : a control center for residential and community buildings, was used from the mid-1980s

Gamat: brand name for gas heaters that was also advertised internationally. In advertisements in the GDR, the bottle of Cinzano was not removed from the advertising image for unknown reasons

Guarantor : trucks from the Robur works in Zittau , successor to the granite phenomenon

GARDE: Chess clock from VEB Uhrenwerke Ruhla

Gargarisma : gargle for a sore throat

GDC1 : ( G rafik- D isplay- C omputer 1 ), a computer kit released in 1985 that was partially compatible with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

GEEE 1.1.1 .: a deck roasting and oven from the Ascobloc combine, nominal electrical output: 9 kW

Geracord : Mono cassette recorder or stereo cassette recorder from VEB Elektronik Gera

Gemol: washing aid

Gentina Spezial: a household detergent from VEB Persil-Werk Genthin (1950)

Facial steam herbs: a dosed mixture from the cosmetics company Charlotte Meentzen Dresden in 1965

GERDEEN: Cosmetics (nail polish, lipsticks, powder) from VEB Gerdeen - the Schildow factory for fine cosmetics

GERMED: Pharmaceutical products of the Pharmaceutical Combine GERMED Dresden

Germina : Sportswear, sports shoes, sports equipment from VEB Germina Schmalkalden

GEWES: a brand of drive shafts from the Ge joint shafts we rk S tadtilm in Thuringia from 1968

GHEA: Identification of a series of electric and gas stoves from the Ascobloc combine

smooth: a hair cream for men and women, manufactured by Chemische Fabrik Gerecke & Co. Berlin in 1957

GLASFRIT: a fryer from Rönsch KG Dresden in 1957

GLEE 1: an electric air cooker from the Ascobloc combine (gas version: GLGE 1)

Gly-S: a glycerine cream from the Leipzig Cosmetic Factory Wolfgang Haschke from 1961

GMG 2.5 : an all-terrain multi-purpose device from assemblies of the truck W 50 usable as a forklift, recovery vehicle or tractor manufactured by VEB Eilenburger Baumaschinenwerke

Goldbrand : inexpensive brandy blend (14.50 M for 0.7 l - sometimes mockingly referred to as "ten to three" due to the price)

Goldbroiler : advertising name for a roast chicken or name of a restaurant chain that specializes in chicken dishes, and the HO operated was

Goldfuchs: Jeans LP

Goldina : a delicacy margarine with whole milk from VEB Öl- und Margarineindustrie Magdeburg (1967), which was sold in a plastic cup with a foil cover

Gold crown : better brandy blend (27.00 M for 0.7 l)

Goldpfeil: Devices from VEB Goldpfeil Hartmannsdorf; important radio and magnetic head manufacturer, later to the Robotron combine

Goldquell: Beer brand brewed in Bad Langensalza by the Emil Müller KG brewery, VEB Brewery Gotha - Bad Langensalza division and VEB Beverage Combine Erfurt

Gold seal : Brandy blend (17.50 M for 0.7 l)

Gotano : Vermouth

Gothaplast : plasters and bandages from Gotha

GPEA: an electric tilting frying pan from the Ascobloc combine (GPAA: type version for gas firing)

Granite : (smaller) truck from the Zittau phenomenon, predecessor of the "Garant"

Gr bacto: disinfectant from VEB Waschmittelwerk Genthin

Grilletta : variant of the hamburger

GRISUTEN : a polyester fiber, produced from April 1st, 1961 in VEB Chemiefaserwerk Premnitz

GREENLAND: Chests of frozen goods from the VEB Kühlmöbelwerk Erfurt

Glashütte watchmaking companies : also called GUB, high-quality mechanical and electronic watches, switching electronics

GSU 315 × 500: a universal thread grinding machine from VEB Mikromat Dresden

Grobella: an undershirt made from Dederon fabric

Groma Gromina, Kolibri and Combina: typewriters

Gützold : Manufacturer of model railways, Zwickau

GWEA: an electric heating bath for keeping food warm, manufactured by the Ascobloc combine. The connected load was a nominal consumption of 4.5 kW and had a water content of 60 liters. The device type GWAA3 was heated with gas, the device type GWDA with low pressure steam.

H

IFA H3A

Hageka toaster

H 115 TK: a household refrigerator from the VEB dkk Scharfenstein in the VEB Monsator combine, Scharfenstein (dkk: German cooling and power machines)

H3 , H3A and H6 : trucks

Habämfa : Hallesche bakery machine factory
Habicht : Simson moped
Hainich : Preserves and jams
Hageka (toaster)
Halberstädter sausages: a product from VEB Halberstädter Fleisch- und Wurstwarenwerke, which was awarded a gold medal for top-quality products at the Leipzig trade fair in 1966
Halko ( Hal berstädter Ko nserven): Canned from the VEB Halberstadt Meats works
Halloren balls : pralines from the Halloren chocolate factory in Halle
Hansa-Keks : shortbread biscuit
Hard paraffin VR: a product for the packaging industry for preserving, isolating or impregnating from the Schwedt petrolchemical combine . Similar products were hard paraffin R, special paraffin R and paraffin compounds (1976)
Havelland: canned fruit and vegetables, juices
HBM 250 "Multimax": Drilling machine from the VEB Werkzeugkombinat Schmalkalden , Elektrowerkzeuge Sebnitz
HBM 480 : drilling machine from the VEB Mansfeld Kombinat; superior to the handy Multimax due to its higher performance
HC 900 : Small computer system from VEB Microelectronics "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen; Predecessor of the KC85 / 2
HC-BASIC a BASIC dialect that appeared in 1984 for various small computers
HCX : Computer kit of the heavy engineering combine "Ernst Thälmann" (SKET)

Heckert: Machine tools of the VEB machine tool combine "Fritz Heckert"

Heiko: writing instruments from the VEB (K) fountain pen factory in Wernigerode; the name resulted from the name of the previous owner of a factory "Walter Hei se" and an abbreviation from " Ko mmandit-Gesellschaft"

Healing point: cough pearls from Th. Heinz Klemm KG , Jena; the package with 190 pearls cost 0.90M

HELAPOX: two-component adhesive, fast curing

HELASTOFIX: elastic sealing compound

HELAZET: multi-purpose adhesive

Hensa flat battery 3R12 with stamped production date 23 72 (23rd week 1972), EVP : 0.62 marks

HENSA: Batteries from the Paul Gustav Hensel battery factory in Bischofswerda

Heliotekt: medical light protection preparation from the VEB Vasenol factory in Leipzig (1961)

HELIRADIO : formerly "Heli", produced high-quality home electronics, especially radio sets and loudspeaker boxes , but also studio technology

Henneberger (pre-war brand): Porcelain (Porzellanfabrik Ilmenau)

Henri Milchecken: Hard caramel sweets (VEB Bonbonspezialfabrik Henri Eilenburg)

Herbacin (pre-war brand): a hair tonic with anti-hair loss effects

Hermal powder: a product from VEB Pharmazeutisches Werk Dresden (previously produced at VEB Bonawerk Magdeburg)

Herr (pre-war brand ): Model railways from L. Herr KG , incorporated into Espewe and Piko through nationalization in 1972

Hexenkerze : Milk ice cream in different flavors, with a chocolate coating that extends up to halfway

Hexenkuss : Vanilla ice cream with a chocolate coating that extends up to halfway

Warlock: stain remover

Hingfong essence: Stomach remedy from VEB Pharmazeutisches Werk Meuselbach

Deer blood: multi-fruit table wine from VEB Kelterei Neugreußnig

HKU: High-performance universal kitchen machine from VEB Feuma Großnitz

HL : pesticides

HL xxx / HW xxx: a series of vehicle trailers of various sizes and payloads for trucks and tractors

HMO 1: a microwave oven from VEB Elektrowärme Sörnewitz

Hobby-Plast: Polyester resin for model making (e.g. for glass fiber reinforced polyester)

Homeka: a high-performance multi-purpose and confectionery machine from VEB Vereinigte Bäckereimaschinenwerke Halle (Saale),

HP xxx: a series of vehicle trailers of various sizes and equipment for cars

Hycomat: Car conversion (especially Trabant 601) for disabled people. The clutch could be operated from the steering wheel using a lever via a hydraulic system.

Hydramon: a means of hygiene for women, manufactured by VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Hylotox : wood preservative

I.

IMI

Malt coffee in a flash

IFA : Reference ( I ndustrieverband Fa hrzeugbau) almost all road vehicles in the GDR
IKA ( I nstallation, C abel, A pparate): From 1962 electrical engineering products from 40 manufacturers were offered under the IKA Electrica brand
Ilona: a television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt, produced from 1963 to 1967
IMI (pre-war brand): Strong cleaner (detergent / dishwashing detergent), the trade name was also used in West Germany
Always: a kitchen machine from VEB Döbelner Beschnitte und Metallwerke
Immergut : coffee cream, condensed milk
In no time : instant malt coffee
Imuna: tampons
Indra : cosmetics
Ines: a television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt with a screen diagonal of 47 cm, produced from 1968
Inca: cigarettes
Intecta ( int er-archi tec tur a ): from 1968 onwards, furniture manufacturers from the GDR with their products appeared at the Leipzig trade fair under this name. A year later there were furniture stores in the GDR under this name .
Intercamp : Caravan with a double-shell wall structure made of GRP and PU foam insulation in between
Iris: a shampoo for women from VEB Zitza-Werk Zeitz
IRS 2000: an industrial robot control (IRS) from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt (1980)
ISSI: a coffee machine from VEB Elektrowärme Sörnewitz in 1960. A coffee pot made of Meissen porcelain or glass was offered as an additional service. The rated power consumption of the device was 500 watts at 220 volts alternating current.
Ixylon : sailing dinghy

J

The Junost 603 portable television

JAMB : a Russian language operating system for the PC1715
Jäger Eisenberg (pre-war brand): porcelain
Jenaer Glas: utility glass and fireproof glassware from the VEB Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Genossen
Joker: chocolate bar
Anniversary boy: filterless cigarettes
Juno (1909 registered pre-war brand as filter lots, manufacturer Josetti, Berlin): Cigarettes were manufactured in VEB Tabak Nordhausen, the brand name was also available in West Germany with a different presentation
Junost 603: a portable television set from the Soviet Union , sold from 1973 as an import device within the Comecon division of labor for 1150 marks
Jupiter: chocolate
Jewel : cigarettes
Jütro : canned food and delicatessen items

K

Small computer KC87

KB 100 tape recorder in the Dresden Technical Collections

K 109: Coffee and tea machine from VEB Elektromechanik Berlin-Kaulsdorf

K 442: a straw baler, manufactured by VEB Progress Agricultural Machinery

K 500: Coffee machine, with steam overpressure, therefore relatively long preparation time

K 1520 : a microcomputer module system from VEB Kombinat Robotron

K 60/90 tape cassettes, manufacturer u. a .: VEB chemical fiber factory "Friedrich Engels" Premnitz, magnetic tape factory Dessau

K 8931: a screen terminal from VEB Kombinat Robotron, Karl-Marx-Stadt

Kaffeeboy: robust brewing machine for coffee

Käfer: Jeans brand for children and young people

Kahla porcelain

Caliber 25: an electric wristwatch made by VEB Uhren- und Maschinenfabrik Ruhla at the beginning of the 1960s

Chamomile cream: a skin cream enriched with azulene in infant care by the cosmetics company Charlotte Meentzen Dresden in 1965

Kandinat : substitute for orange peel and lemon peel

KARO : cigarettes without a filter

Karena : lemonade

Karipol: protective wax for cars

Kathi : Flour and baking mixes from the VEB Backmehlwerk Halle from 1972. With the request “Cook and bake with Kathi” the consumer should be interested.

KB 100: portable case tape recorder, 1957

KE 102.3: an electric cooker from the Ascobloc combine (gas version: KF 102.1)

Ketwurst , variant of the hot dog

KC 85 / 2-4 and KC compact : small computers from the VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik "Otto Schön" Dresden

KC 85/1 and KC 87 : Small computers from the VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik "Otto Schön" Dresden

Kenton : cigarettes (packaging: red = normal, blue = perfumed, green = menthol)

Kermi: Coffee (originally: K offee he set mi Research)

KH 72: a folding stool from the consumer goods program of VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt (1972)

KIM eggs: Eggs from the K ombinat I ndustrielle M ast (special form of operation in agriculture)

KIMO: Ki Direction mo to a clothing brand

KI-NA ( Ki Direction na currency): a powdered milk for infants preserve from the VEB Diätawerk Hall

Child sewing machine 5019: a product of VEB Piko Sonneberg in 1970

Kittifix: glue

Clear »jewel«: inexpensive spirit, also called "Blauer Würger" or " Blauer Klaus " after the blue label

Klarofix: window cleaning agent

Crispy flakes: sweets from Zetti

KOBRA : Operating system specifically for application development for the K8915

Koivo: Cosmetics series by VEB Berlin-Kosmetik (after the Finnish word for birch )

Coquettish 2: a warp knitting machine from VEB knitting machines Limbach-Oberfrohna. The 5219 model could work with polyester and polyamide silk, rayon and cotton. The system was exported to 25 countries in 1968.

Kolestral: a hair care product from VEB Friseurchemie Rothenkirchen

Kolibri: folding boat from MTW Wismar

Komet : ice cream powder, baking mixes, pasta

Komet Household Appliances: Under this name, VEB Elektrogerätewerk Suhl brought several appliances to the market: hand blenders, dry razors, kitchen machines, handheld showers, hair clippers and manicure devices. With the formation of the combine in 1970, the product name Komet was dropped.

Komet KM 3 ( K üchen- M achine): first electric kitchen machine from the VEB electrical appliances Suhl in 1958. With the additional devices (mincer, bread slicing and cuts addition, lemon squeezer, rubbing and scrap paper and a mixing and kneading machine) weighed the machine about 19 kg. In 1963 the further development KM 6 with nine additional parts, which made 30 work steps possible, was presented. In 1966 the type KM 7 followed, in 1969 the type KM 8. The additional equipment could be bought individually.

Kosta: Coffee

Kowalit : bicycle tires

KR 2000 : mono cassette recorder

KraliEster shop window mannequins: plastic figures for shop window decoration, six figures were produced by the Kralik company in Dresden in cooperation with the Konsument department store association (from 1968)

Krause Duo : motorized three-wheeled disabled vehicle based on Simson Schwalbe

Herbal mask: a skin cream from the Charlotte Meentzen Dresden cosmetics company for very oily and blemished skin in 1965

Herbal aftershave: a product from the Charlotte Meentzen Dresden cosmetics company

Herbal Vital Cosmetics: Natural cosmetics products from the VEB Kräutervital Cosmetics Dresden since 1972; in 1980 affiliated to the Kombinat Berlin-Kosmetik

Southern Cross: apricot liqueur

Kriepa : Pulp articles from VEB Kriebstein paper factory

Crystal: refrigerators made of sharp stone

Crystal: inexpensive vodka

Kristiania (VEB): Cross-country skiing boots from Weißenfels

Krugerol : throat candies

KR50 small motorcycle in scooter look, forerunner of the KR51 = "Schwalbe"

KR 600 and KR 601 : pocket calculator

KR 650: Combined radio and cassette player, broke the star-radio recorder from Kombinat Sternradio from

KT 100: the first cassette recorder developed in 1970 from VEB Stern-Radio Sonneberg

KuB 64K : computer kit that is compatible with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, in the late 1980s by the Center for scientific equipment Liebenwalde produced

Kuko Rice: Ku March ko Chreis from Wurzen ; in 1971 there was a cooking competition with the motto: "KUrs: KOsmos!"

L.

IFA L60

Lava toaster by Eberhard Päßler

LCR-C datasette

Health care product Lebens-Elixir TATAR from VEB TATAR Köthen and VEB Pharmazeutika Königsee

L ₂ resin: a ketone-formaldehyde product for the refinement of surfaces from the VEB Leuna-Werke "Walter Ulbricht" (1976)

L60 : Successor to the W50L truck from Ludwigsfelde

Lacufa : Manufacturer kombinat for Lac ke u nd Fa beets

Landskron, beer from Görlitz, today Landskron brewery

Laneu: mild detergent from VEB household chemistry Meiningen and - with antibacterial effect - from VEB Chemische Fabrik Buche Bad Schmiedeberg

Lanon: a fiber made from polyester fabric

Lauchstädter Heilbrunnen: Mineral water from Bad Lauchstädt

Lauterbacher Drops : Herbal Liqueur

Lautergold : liqueur

Clear air: liqueur

Lava: Toaster from Eberhard Päßler KG, later ELKO, also a visual toaster

LC80 : learning computer, which was produced from 1984 to 1986/87 by VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt

Caravans of: LC-9 Weferlingen , for Trabant suitable

LCR-C DATA: Datasette especially for the small computers from VEB Elektronik Gera

Life elixir TATAR: Health care products from VEB TATAR Köthen and VEB Pharmazeutika Königsee

Lebona nut oil: sunscreen and tanning agent

Sweet tooth : sweet quark preparation

Lederol: leather substitute

Leinbrock's ideal: coffee grinders from Leinbrock, Bad Gottleuba

Lekopres: a cocoa powder from the VEB YSAT Wernigerode, which contained lecithin , grape sugar, cocoa, sugar, flavor enhancer vanillin and cocoa essence

Leska: monofilament fishing line made of Dederon from VEB Chemiefaserwerk Guben

Fishing line

LEUNAMOT: Cleaner for car engines, self-acting (bottle imprint, 3.50 marks for 475 ml)

LEUPIREX: Universal cleaner for paint brushes, brushes, rollers and other paint application devices; Universally applicable for all common paints (bottle imprint, 3.80 marks for 475 ml)

LEW : Locomotives , electrical household appliances, garden furniture and sauna stoves

LIBANA lemonade

Libelle: a kitchen machine from VEB Döbelner Beschnitte und Metallwerke

Liliput : Tricycle from the VEB Keramische Werke Haldensleben

Linda Neutral : washing paste

LLC1 and LLC2 , learning computers that could be ordered as a kit from 1985

Lipsia: Universal large kitchen machine from PGH Lipsia Leipzig

LITERA : record brand (literary works, fairy tales)

Livio: Chamomile hand cream from VEB Dresden-Kosmetik

LKM : locomotives

LO (short for l uftgekühlter O ttomotor): small trucks of Robur works Zittau; the entire series was popularly called "Ello" (for LO), including the diesel-powered vehicles that were actually called LD

Londan: a shampoo for oily hair from VEB Friseurchemie Rothenkirchen. It was awarded a gold medal for top-quality products at the Leipzig autumn fair. The packaging bore the LONDA trademark .

Lumet: the only vending machine manufacturer in the GDR for the sale of consumer goods VEB Lu ckenwalder Met allwarenfabrik Luckenwalde

Luna: a lipstick from the VEB Gerdeen Schildow

Luvos healing earth (pre-war product): a natural product from the VEB (K) Luvos healing earth Blankenburg

Luxomat: a black and white television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt produced from 1973

Luxotron: a black and white television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt produced from 1974

M.

Fairytale bar: caramel-like candy from Döbelner VEB confectionery
Maizena : cornstarch
Malfabrot : type of bread
Malimo : Textile manufacturing processes and products - The name resulted from the inventor's name Heinrich Ma uersberger, Li mbach and the fabric Mo lton. From 1967 onwards, products made from Malimo fabrics were advertised with the motto Malimo makes fashion .
Malirex: Battery-operated slide viewer from Heinrich Malinski, Leipzig
Mamos: Manufacturer of model building kits for model railways , formerly and now again Auhagen
Mandora: lemonade based on mandarin juice
Marella: (Delicacy) margarine (in plastic cups) from 1979
Margon water : mineral water and lemonades based on it (pre-war brand)

Trademark margarine type Marina

Marina: margarine, formerly gourmets , is today at the Dresden margarine plant produced

Marion: a table-top television set from the VEB television equipment factory "Friedrich Engels" in the 1960s

Striking : Writing instruments from the VEB writing instrument factory "Markant" Singwitz / Bautzen since 1957. This factory was the largest manufacturer of writing instruments in the GDR. The products were advertised with the motto MARKANT - in every hand . All manufacturers of writing implements were organized in the VEB Musikinstrumenten Klingenthal combine.

Markranstädter: Spices

MATOS: Brand name of VEB Garbaty Cigarettenfabrik, Berlin-Pankow in 1955

MAWEA: Ma joran we rk A schersleben, manufacturer of Thuringian marjoram

MDW program: an assembly furniture program from VEB M öbelkombinat D eutsche W werstätten Hellerau from 1967 based on a modular principle

Mebacid: medicines, flu pills

Meißen: a soap from VEB Patina Halle

Meissen porcelain : the majority of the production is intended for export, a rarity in domestic trade

Mekorna ( Me hr kor n na currency): baby food

Melde: (pre-war brand) spirits from the Konsum Kornbrand- und Likörfabrik Melde Cottbus, primarily Melde-Korn

Melkus : name of the founder (driving school vehicle and in Dresden) and brand name of the one manufactured in small series R enn- S port-car of the DDR (RS 1000)

Mercator : semi-container ship

Mercur : container ship

MERTIK: measurement and climate control technology

MIFA : Bicycles from the VEB Mifa factory in Sangerhausen from 1950 (from 1967 also folding bicycles )

Mikki: a pocket radio produced by VEB Stern-Radio Berlin since 1964

Milasan : Baby food from the VEB Dauermilchwerke Stendal and Genthin from 1966. Two years later, a dissertation was written on Milasan.

Milwa : mil of Wa Schmittel from the VEB detergent plant Schladitz in Prettin

Milwok: a detergent for household linen from VEB washing agent plant Genthin

Minett: very simple music cassette player

"Mini-automatic" pocket umbrella: a product of VEB umbrella factory Karl-Marx-Stadt (1970)

Minol : mineral oil, fuels, gas stations

MIRATHEN: Household film (polyethylene), 22 m hose, VEB Leuna-Werke "Walter Ulbricht"

Mixette: a food processor from VEB Döbelner Beschnitte und Metallwerke

MK 21: the first cassette recorder in the GDR as a Hungarian import product in 1969

MKF 6 : Multispectral camera from VEB Carl Zeiss Jena

MLW : the hallmark of VEB Kombinat medicine and Laboratory Equipment (originally M edizin- L abor- and W ägetechnik), headquartered in Leipzig

Mocca Fix : coffee

Mobile: chocolate bars

Mocca-fix: a ground roast coffee from the VEB coffee and nutrient factory Halle from 1973; the brands Mocca-fix-Gold and Mocca-fix-Silber were only available in the entire GDR from 1974

Mökol: glue

Monte Christo: cigarette

Möve: Brand name of VEB Fahrzeugitze Mühlhausen, manufacturer of seats for cars and trucks (Wartburg, W50)

Möwe: brand name of the VEB Möwe pasta factory goods (Müritz); the factory produced Spirelli with Italian machines

Mohrle: a margarine with added cocoa from 1959 as a spread. With the motto Whether Mucki, Uschi, Grandpa, at Mohrle they are all there .

Mona : Coffee in the varieties "Mona silver" and "Mona gold" from the Röstfein-Kaffeewerk Magdeburg from 1959

Mondos: Condom brand , manufactured by VEB Gummiwerke Thuringia "Werner Lamberz", Plastina Erfurt division

Monsator : refrigerators, washing machines, stoves (later FORON )

Motodix : Motor-Schnell sealant ; Colloquially referred to as bear dirt

MR 4110: Desk calculator with date, time and alarm functions from the Mühlhausen pipe works in the VEB combine microelectronics

Mückol: a remedy against mosquitoes from the VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Mühlhäuser : plum jam, jam

Mühli rinsing agent since 1969 by Müller & Kalkow KG Magdeburg, from 1972 produced by VEB Seifama

Müller car roof tent , popularly "Pension Sachsenruh": Roof tent for the Trabant 601 from Limbach-Oberfrohna

Multiboy : food processor, food chopper

Multicar : small trucks

Multimax: electric hand drill

MUM Heimwerker dowel compound: Mixture of plaster of paris and wood flour to be mixed with water, which gives the plaster of paris a certain residual elasticity when it hardens; manufactured u. a. from VEB Agrotex Pirna / Dresden

Musima : Musical instruments from VEB Musi kinstrumentenbau Ma rkneukirchen

Mutox: Fly strips made from PVC strips prepared with insecticides from the VEB Chemiekombinat Bitterfeld
Mux: Insecticide, the forerunner of the Tipp Fix spray , had to be blown out of the bottle through a tube with the mouth
MW: Trademark of the products of the VEB M argarine- W werk Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1955
MZ : motorcycle brand, produced by VEB M otorradwerk Z schopau

N

Nagema : machines for the food and luxury food industry
Nagetusch : family name of the company's founder (body and vehicle construction Dresden - expropriated in 1972) and brand name of a camping and sales trailer (forerunner of the "Bastei")
Narva : bulbs
Naschi: spread (chocolate-coconut)
Naumann: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge
nautical: soap
NC 470: a point control from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt, which was equipped with an antenna system for contact with a satellite (1974)
Nestor: Cigars from VEB cigar factory Treffurt
Net: heavy duty detergent
Neukircher: Rusk from Neukirch / Lausitz
Neunspringer: Drinks from the VEB brewery Neunspringe
Neuruppin : fire extinguishers
Nona-Gel : contraceptives for women (foam, gel)
Non-Ovlon: birth control pills , ovulation inhibitors for women
Nordhäuser Korn : Kornbrand from the VEB Nordbrand Nordhausen
Norta: Cigarettes
Nova: Record label for contemporary serious music
Novamat: color TV, with PAL and SECAM system
Novazell: sanitary towels
Novoktan (pre-war product): an anti-knock agent, consisting of a mixture of tetraethyl lead (TÄB), halogenated hydrocarbons, dye, stabilizer and special gasoline. A plant in Döberitz-Gapel started production in February 1959.
Novelty: universal cleaner
NS 160a: a compressed air grinder from VEB Niles Preßluftwerke Berlin in 1968. It worked at a speed of 2900 min ⁻¹ and a power consumption of 1.5 kW. The air consumption was 1.4 m³ / min.
Nudossi : nut nougat cream
Nugana: chocolate
Nuth: stain remover
Nut gold: a brand of margarine that was later called Marina
Nut splinters: Nut confectionery from Zetti

O

Oberlind: first free-standing dishwasher in the GDR in 1964 from VEB Elektroinstallation Oberlind, which, however, still had to be observed during the wash cycle
Oberon: Radio from the VEB Stern-Radio Rochlitz
Oderna soaps: Products from the soap and candle factory VEB Oderna Frankfurt (Oder) from 1954
Odorex : antiperspirant
Ogema: canned fruit and vegetables, abbreviation for fruit and vegetable jam
OGIS: fruits, vegetables, industrial table potatoes
Oluba : O about lu ngwitzer Ba demoden from the VEB Knitwear Oberlungwitz
Olympia M 8 (pre-war product) - first typewriter produced in the SBZ from 1945 in the later VEB Optima office machine factory in Erfurt
Omega: Trademark (pre-war name) for electrical devices of various companies in the GDR
Onyx: a radio from the VEB Stern-Radio Staßfurt from 1950
Optal: Disinfectants from VEB Chemische Werke Leuna
Orancia: orange lemonade
Orchid: a table-top television set from the VEB television equipment factory "Friedrich Engels" in the 1960s
Orient: filterless cigarettes
ORWO : Movies and photos ( Or iginal Where lfen)
Baltic fish: canned fish
Ostseeschmuck: jewelry from the VEB Ostseeschmuck Ribnitz from 1961, previously called: VEB Fischland-Schmuck
Othello: Cocoa biscuit from Wikana in Wittenberg
Otroc: a household detergent from VEB Chemische Fabrik Buche
Ovalon: birth control pill , ovulation inhibitor for women
Ovosiston: birth control pill , ovulation inhibitor for women

P

P2M: an all-terrain car from VEB Sachsenring Zwickau
P3: Successor to the P2M
P3: Abrasives for cleaning floors
P 50 : first Trabant car
P70 : Passenger car, predecessor of the Trabant (P 50)
P601: Trabant 601 (Trabbi) passenger car , produced until 1990
P8000 : microcomputer system
Pacos: the GDR's first electric drill from VEB Elektrowerkzeug Sebnitz in 1949
Pa-Lanolin extra: very mild soap from VEB Patina Halle
Palma: stamp albums
Panthenol Spray: against burns, especially sunburn
PARAMAT: first numerical control for machine tools of the GDR, presented at the Leipzig trade fair in 1964 by VEB WEMA Saalfeld (belonging to VVB machine tools)
Parament 200: Product of the numerics program from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt (1967), in:
Paris in the evening: a perfume from Thania Cosmetics
Pa-sicca: aftershave from VEB Gerana Cosmetics Gera from around 1969
Patina: Cosmetic products from the VEB Patina Halle from 1949 to 1970
Patinet: Soap from the VEB Patina Hall
Patras: men's deodorant (only available in the Exquisit store )
Patriot: TV table device produced by VEB Rafenawerke Radeberg until 1960
PAX : Folding boats from VEB United Spiel- und Sportartikelwerke Sonneberg (models: K1, M3, M3a, M3b, S1, S2)
PC 1715 : Standard personal computer of the GDR (8-bit, ZILOG Z80)
PCK : Petrochemical products from the PCK refinery in Schwedt
PE 103: an electric tilting frying pan (type P 102: fired with gas) from the Ascobloc combine in the add-on block design
pebe : toy cars from VEB Plastica Bad Kösen; also a building block system similar to Lego

Pentaflex 8: Cine film camera from VEB Pentacon Dresden

Puritas: furniture balm (bottle imprint: sole manufacturer Puritas Labor Pobershau - gold medal 1927 - pre-war brand)

Penti 35mm camera

Pentekarem: Binoculars from VEB Zeiss Jena, magnification 7 × 50, 10 × 50 and 15 × 50

Penti : 35mm camera from VEB Camera and Kinowerk Dresden

Penti II: the advanced 35mm camera Penti ; from 1966

Pentina : single-lens reflex camera from VEB Pentacon Dresden

Perfect: (motorcycle) protective helmets

Pearligran : sponges, hairnets

Perlodont : Toothpaste from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden

Persil (pre-war brand): until 1968; the mark was also used by Henkel in West Germany

Pertussin - Balsam - Gel: rub against colds, VEB Leipziger Arzneimittelwerk, manufactured until March 3, 1990

Pfeffi: 1. Peppermint liqueur , 2. Peppermint candy from Konsü ( Konsum confectionery factory) Markkleeberg

Phenomenon : truck manufacturer in Zittau, later renamed Robur

Piacryl : glass-like plastic (acrylic glass) from the Piesteritz nitrogen works

Piador : Washing aid from the Piesteritz nitrogen works

Piatherm : insulation material from the nitrogen works in Piesteritz

Piaphoskan: Fertilizers from the Piesteritz nitrogen works

Pikaphos: Fertilizers from the Piesteritz nitrogen works

Pico : model trains , mechanical toys, appliances for Doll ( Pi onier ko nstruktion) from VEB pico Sonnenberg

Piko dat : battery-equipped toy computer from VEB Piko Sonneberg, which was offered in 1969 as a do-it-yourself kit (housing, program board, ten switch sliders, twelve light fields)

Penguin: Brand name of the Association of German Consumer Cooperatives, Naumburg clothing factory in 1955

Pioneer : Series cargo ship type from the Neptun shipyard .

Pioneer : Tractor RS 01/40 with a diesel engine of 40 HP, which was produced in Nordhausen until 1956

Pioneer 1 and Pioneer 2: fountain pens for students

Pirouette: juicer

Pitty : first motor scooter from Ludwigsfelde

Piviacit: synthetic fiber from GDR production. This fiber was resistant to aggressive chemicals, could not be ignited, and due to the property of an electrostatic charge, a heat storage should take place. With this reason, underwear was made from this synthetic fiber to reduce rheumatism. Piviacit could be processed into numerous different textiles.

Plasticart: Toys from the VEB Plasticart Zschopau, especially model cars and kits, including construction metal kits ( Burgstädt production facility )

Plasticine modeling clay from the VEB Varia-Chemische Fabrik Mügeln

Plastikfix, polystyrene adhesive from VEB Asol-Chemie Berlin

Plastikfix, polystyrene adhesive

Plasticine: modeling clay
Pneumant : brand name of the largest producer of tires for vehicles in the GDR; from 1968 as VEB tire combine Fürstenwalde
Polygraph : printing machines
Polybern: artificial amber (from 1964) that could be processed into pieces of jewelry. The manufacturer was VEB Ostseeschmuck Ribnitz. The product was sold abroad in large quantities.
Polylux : overhead projector
Polyplast: u. a. Thermoset - dishes (especially for canteens) from the VEB Polyplast Auma
Polyplay : arcade machine
Pouchers: folding boats (single-seater E 65, KS 75, two-seater Z 80, WEZ 80, RZ 85), tents from VEB Favorit Pouch
Pouva Start : roll film camera from Pouva KG Freital from 1956
Pouva SL 100: 35mm camera from VEB Photo Technology Freital in 1972; from 1973 the camera was renamed "Beirette"
Pentacon : Photo technology, including Praktica
Present 20: Brand name for circular knitted fabrics made of polyester (developed for the 20th anniversary of the GDR's foundation in 1969 and manufactured until 1974)
Practical: fully automatic, battery-operated 35mm camera from VEB Camera and Kinowerke Dresden from 1961
Practice: Hand care cream from VEB Chemierax Radebeul, part of the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden

Late Praktica with
Prakticar interchangeable lens

Praktica : SLR cameras
Prakticar : Lenses for SLR cameras
Prefo : Toys (car racing tracks, garden trains, model trains of nominal sizes H0 and N )
PRELANA: a polyacrylonitrile fiber that was produced from 1960 and was later called WOLPRYLA
PRESTO: Coffee as extract powder and extract from VEB BERO coffee in Berlin-Köpenick
PREZENTA: Synthetic fiber from VEB Chemiefaserwerk Premnitz, produced from 1952
Priasol: Agent for eliminating bacteria, manufactured by VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt
PROFESSIONAL: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge
PS 2000/1: first programmable (machine tool) control (PS) in the GDR from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1979
Puck: cigarillos
Pulax: abrasives from the VEB washing agent plant Genthin from 1969
Pulmotin: rub against colds
Putzi : Toothpaste for children from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden
PVAC latex: paint structure for small furniture
Pyolysin: anti-inflammatory and antiseptic wound and healing ointment (manufactured by Serumwerk Bernburg since 1954 )

Q

Quarta : chocolate in a square shape, similar to Ritter Sport
quasi: abrasive made of quartz sand , sold in 250 g cardboard boxes (0.20 M)
QEK Junior : caravan
Quick: Refreshing towels from the VEB Kunstblume Sebnitz, names were: "Quick fresh", "Quick Eau de Cologne", "Quick after shave" and "Quick intim"; see also: Quick polish
Quick Cola : caffeinated lemonade
Quick polish: shoe cleaning cloths

R.

R 160: the first radio recorder from VEB Stern-Radio Berlin in 1973 - the price at that time was 880 marks.

R 300 : first computer for medium-sized data technology under the name "Robotron" in 1966

Rabaldo: first dry razor in the GDR, produced from 1946 in what would later become VEB Elektrogerätewerk Suhl and presented at the first Leipzig trade fair after 1945

Radebeuler sticks: wafer sticks with a sweet filling (from the Radebeul waffle factory )

Rafena : Ra DIO, Fe rnseh-, Na chrichtentechnik from Radeberg : manufacturer of the first black and white televisions ( "Dürer", "Rembrandt"), then "Derby", "favorite", "Patriot", "stadium" and the above- already mentioned TV music chest “Clivia”; Devices with 110 ° picture tubes: "Record" and "Start".

Cream butter: light butter with increased water content and sour cream, 250 grams plastic packaging with lid. 1.75 marks

Ramses: Cigarettes, but also pessaries

Rapid: bicycle brakes

Rasotherm : a borosilicate glass from VEB Jenaer Glaswerk Schott and comrades

Razor and thinning device

Shaving and thinning device , manufacturer: VEB Brillant Zella-Mehlis

Rational : a hotel tableware from the VEB Porzellanwerk Colditz for the dining cars, restaurants and bistros of the Mitropa company

RBASIC : Basic dialect for the educational computer robotron A 5105 or ALBA PC 1505 from VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik "Otto Schön" Dresden (1989)

Record: TV set from VEB Rafena Radeberg with 53 cm picture size, produced from 1960

Redih: hand cleaner without water and a towel

Redukal: means for weight loss from the VEB diät-Werk Halle, produced at the beginning of the 1970s

REFORM: School blackboard chalk from the VEB ceramic paint and filter plant in Meißen , BT school chalk plant in Keilbusch

Regan: a brand name introduced in 1966 for plastic products. Mainly it was used for products made of viscose fiber, copper silk and viscose silk.

Regulax: Laxative from herbal remedies produced by the VEB Pharmazeutisches Werk Meuselbach from 1960. The package said: To regulate bowel movements.

Reiss Rietz: slide rule from Bad Liebenwerda

Record : lignite briquettes

Rema Toccata 940 (without boxes) manufactured from 1977

Rema: radios from the factory for R adio, E lektrotechnik and M echanik Stollberg / Erzgeb. , e.g. B. Rema andante, Rema toccata

Rembrandt: first television set built in the GDR from VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg, from 1954

Remlofect: menthol eucalyptus gelatine throat lozenges

Renak: bicycle parts ( Re ichenbacher Na benzyl and K upplungsfabrik)

Reni: a corrugated washing machine for household purposes from the VEB washing device factory in Schwarzenberg in 1960

Repatex: iron-on fabric patches for mending items of clothing

REUWA: a detergent for laundry made from man-made fibers from VEB Waschmittelwerk Genthin

Rewatex: ( Rei Nigen and wa rule of Southwestern tilien) - brand name stores for washing and cleaning of textiles VEB United laundry Rewatex 1968

RFT: manufacturer-independent brand for home electronics (originally: radio and telecommunications technology )

RG: a series of R ühr- G eräten from the VEB electrical appliances Suhl; Type RG 3 was produced in 1962, type RG 5 from 1966, later types were the RG 25 and the RG 28

Rhenania: (motorcycle) protective helmets

Rhönlack: a quick-drying paint from VEB (K) Lackfabrik Meiningen

Rhön Universal : Caravan with folding tent construction from VEB Bergwerksmaschinen Dietlas

Rhöntropfen : bitters from Meiningen

Ring-Detexol : pesticides
Riwa ( Ri ESA Wa rule): hallmark of consumer soap factory Riesa
Rix: a cleaning agent for window panes and other surfaces from the VEB Persil factory in Genthin in 1954; the price for 100 g was 0.60 M.

In addition to computers, home electronics were also sold under the name “Robotron”: Radio Lausitz 2002 from 1975, designed by Gerhard Schöne

robotron RS 5001 HiFi, receiver from 1981

Robotron R12: an electronic computer from the VEB Electronic Calculators Karl-Marx-Stadt, which was presented in the spring of 1959 at the Leipzig trade fair. The name “Robotron” for computing systems and factories in the GDR later resulted from this type name.
Robur : There was also a truck with a bus body
Rodinal: developer for negative films
RoKoMa: jam and marmalade from Rostock; the company has made the leap into a market economy
Rohrblitz: toilet cleaner
Rossini: Series of tube radio receivers from VEB (K) Elektroakustik Hartmannsdorf (from 1962 VEB Goldpfeil)
Röstfein : a coffee brand for products from the Röstfein coffee plant Magdeburg from 1953
Roast pearl: a coffee product from Quieta-Werke (Leipzig, Wittenberger Straße)
Rondo : Coffee from the Röstfein coffee plant in Magdeburg at the beginning of the 1960s
Röthaer: a brand name of the Röthaer Obstweinkellerei (Rötha near Leipzig) in the Association of German Consumer Cooperatives (in 1965 the winery received a new trademark)
Romance: a table-top television set from the VEB television set "Friedrich Engels", produced until 1967
Pink extra: sanitary towels
Rose: a soap from VEB Patina Halle
Rosenbräu: Brewery from Pößneck
Rosemary cream : a skin cream enriched with azulene and the active ingredients of rosemary from the cosmetic company Charlotte Meentzen from Dresden in 1965
Rosodont P: a dental care product produced by VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden until 1969
Rostock fish fingers: a fine frozen product from the VVB Fischkombinat Rostock from 1969
Rotkäppchen Sekt (pre-war brand): trademark since 1895
Red seal: the trademark of the Konsum nutrient works Erfurt (from 1953), which produced pudding powder, jelly, cold bowl, effervescent powder, edible gelatine, etc.
Rotstern : Chocolate, sweets from the VEB Rotstern chocolate factory in Saalfeld
Red and white: Toothpaste from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden
RS04 (RS: R ad- S chlepper) First complete series of a tractor developed in-house by the GDR, manufacturer of this model, as well as the better-known successor Famulus RS14: VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen
RS08 ("Ackermoped"): Tractor, from the VEB Traktorwerk Schönebeck / Elbe
RS09 ("Mole"): Tractor, implement carrier from VEB Schlepperwerk Schönebeck / Elbe
RS14 ("Famulus"): Tractor from VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen
RT 125 : Series of the motorcycle brand IFA or MZ
Rubens: a television set from the VEB Sachsenwerk Radeberg from 1955
Rubina: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge
Rüdersdorfer feed phosphate: a product from the VEB nitrogen works Piesteritz (1976)
Rügen bath boy : Camembert
Rügen fish paste: fish paste in tube form
Rülke wooden toys (dollhouses, dolls furniture), Kleinhartmannsdorf Saxony (pre-war brand)
Ruhla: Watches from the VEB Uhrenwerke Ruhla
Ruhla electric: first electric wristwatch in the GDR, presented at the Leipzig trade fair in 1961, producer: VEB Uhren- und Maschinenkombinat Ruhla (from 1967)
RZ-85: R else z weier with 85 cm width - a paddle-Faltboot from VEB water sports and camping supplies Pouch

S.

Stern-Recorder R160 from VEB RFT Sternradio Berlin

Schwalbe, built in 1964

Model railroad car packaging by layer

Chess computer SC2

Sepso preparations

Sachsenring: The word and figurative mark registered on September 26, 1955, initially for the VEB Sachsenring motor vehicle and engine plant in Zwickau (formerly VEB Horch). The curved S stood by merging operations, also for trucks and cars, of VEB Automobilwerk Zwickau (formerly VEB Audi), the new manufacturer name was now: VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerk Zwickau
Sachsenring P 240 : passenger cars
Sachsenring S 4000 : trucks
Sahna: Fine margarine enriched with vitamin A and vitamin C.
Salem (pre-war brand): cigarettes
Salufar: a dental care product from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden
Sambalita: Liqueur (passion fruit)
Sanisal: sprinkle household iodized salt
Saschenka: Vodka from VEB Beverage Combine Neubrandenburg - Spirituosenfabrik "Vorwärts"
Saturn: chocolate
Sausewind : children's scooter
SC 2: first chess computer of the GDR (1981–1983), VEB microelectronics "Karl Marx" Erfurt
Schaubek (pre-war stamp): stamp albums , nationalized in 1973 as VEB Schaubek-Verlag, reprivatised in 1990

Layer : Model railways of nominal size H0 , was incorporated into VEB Prefo in 1972

Schilkin : Spirits from Berlin

Schlager sweet bar: chocolate-like bar

Schloss Neuenburg dry: a sparkling wine for diabetics from the production of VEB Rotkäppchen Sektkellerei Freyburg

Schloßberg sparkling wine: a product of VEG Weinanbau Radebeul

Schola : Record label of the VEB Deutsche Schallplatten for school lessons

Scomber mix: canned fish

Schwalbe : Simson motor scooter KR51 from VEB Fahrzeug- und Gerätewerk Simson, Suhl (production: 1964–1986)

Semper : cigarettes

Sepso tincture : disinfectant for wounds from Hofmann & Sommer, Königsee (from 1972 VEB Pharmazeutika Königsee)

Serona: an artificial silk from the VEB Chemiefaserwerk Premnitz

Shanty: Jeans clothing (from Rostock )

Sibylle: a table-top television set from the VEB television set "Friedrich Engels" produced until 1967.

Sibylle assembly furniture: a kit for self-assembly of shelves, upper and lower cabinets, desk, etc. a. by VEB Möbelwerk Stralsund, produced from 1961 to around 1975

Sicco: spin dryer

Safety ignition goods, matches from VEB Zündwarenwerke Riesa

Safety igniters

Sidol: a household product (liquid metal polish) from VEB household chemistry Lutherstadt Wittenberge

Sigella: Floor wax

Silver Star: a margarine that later Sonja was renamed

Silca: Toothpaste from the VEB Elbe-Chemie Dresden, from 1973

Silix: hand cream

Silton: aerated concrete block

Silvexan : pesticides
Simagel: chewable tablets for heartburn
Simson : brand name for mopeds
Sparrow : Simson moped
Simplex: an industrial cleaner from the VEB detergent plant Genthin
SKET: S chwermaschinenbau- K ombinat " E rnst T hälmann"
Skribent : Indian ink drawing device
Sküs: a product series of VEB Berlin-Kosmetik from 1971, in the series there were lipsticks, lip care sticks, eyelid powder, nail varnish, face wash cream, cream bath, etc. a.
SKR 700 and SKR 701: stereo cassette recorder
SL-camera : an S chnell- L ade camera - a system of Pentacon cameras with a SL-film cassette to replace the cumbersome inserting and pulling out the films (from 1969)
SLC 1 : abbr. For S chach- and L s c omputer 1 , a chess computer built himself had published in 1989
Smalcalda : cutlery, tools, drills from the Schmalkalden tool combination
Soana: a soap from the consumer soap factory Riesa
sofix: Instant pudding powder from the consumer nutrient works in Erfurt
SOLO: cigarette brand of VVB Tabak (1949), the price of the pack was 25 pfennigs
Sonett / Sonett 77: cassette recorder, similar to anett with the identification KT 300 from the VEB Stern-Radio Sonneberg

Cassette tape recorder Sonett

SonnIdee: youth fashion stores
Sonja: Margarine
Sonja Plastic: Household goods from VEB Plaste und Chemie Wolkenstein made of plastic z. B. Sieves, coffee filters, egg cups and spoons

Sonja coffee filter for two cups

Egg cup "Chicken" from VEB Plaste und Chemie Wolkenstein, sold under the label Sonja Plastic

Sonneberg 500: small home stereo system in a fully plastic housing with accompanying boxes, manufacturer: Stern-Radio Sonneberg
Sunflower: a margarine that later Sonja was renamed
sonni: a brand name from 1959 for toys from the VEB Vereinigte Sonneberger Spielwarenwerke, Sonnenberg
Sonni-Schleck: Confectionery (from Sonneberg )
Extra variety: a cigarette brand from VVB Tabak (1949), the price of the pack was 50 pfennigs
Spee : Detergent ( Spe zial- E evelopment)
Spectral : Clone of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum that was fully compatible, available from December 1st, 1988
Sparrowhawk : a small motorcycle from Simson
Special: Brand name for umbrellas from VEB umbrella factory "Spezial" Karl-Marx-Stadt (1968)
Spezitex: under this name of a GDR trademark association, around 400 textile companies advertised their products from 1969 onwards
Sport-AWO : 4-stroke motorcycle
Sports spirit: red carbonated lemonade; Price 0.21 marks per 0.33 l (due to the red color and the price also colloquially "21er Thälmannschweiß")
Speechless : cigars
Spezimatic : men's wristwatch from the VEB Glashütte watch company
Spreewald gherkins : pickled gherkins from VEB Spreewaldkonserve Golßen
Sprelacart : plastic furniture coating
SR1 : school calculator
SR2: a small motorcycle from VEB Fahrzeug- und Gerätewerk Suhl with a displacement of 47.6 cm³ and a consumption of about 2 liters of fuel per 100 km at a speed of 45 km / h (1958)
Stambul: filterless cigarette type, VEB Zigarettenwerke Dresden (colloquially known as "Stambul flat" due to the cigarette shape)
Stella: a television set from the Staßfurt television set with a screen diagonal of 59 cm, produced from 1968
SWSK 1250: a metal circular saw blade sharpening machine from VEB Werkzeugfabrik Königsee from 1968; other types were SWSK 200, SWSK 800 and SWSK 1600, with the type number indicating the maximum diameter in millimeters
Stadium: a television set from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg with a screen diagonal of 59 cm, produced from 1962
Star : Simson-Mokick
Start: a television set from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg with a 53 cm screen diagonal, produced from 1960
Staßfurt K 67: first portable suitcase television from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt in 1967. The price was 2040 marks. The device was only produced for one year, because another division of labor between the member countries was agreed in the Comecon. Production of a new device in VEB Robotron Radeberg only started in 1976.
Steppke : add-on bicycle auxiliary motor
Steppke : Vacuum cleaner from VEB EIO in Sonneberg
Stereobox: picture viewer with picture discs (with fairy tale motifs) from VEB Kamenzer Spielwaren
Stern-Camping: a portable radio from VEB Stern-Radio Berlin. Other types were the Stern Hobby , Dynamic II and Stern Picnick devices . The devices were produced from 1969.
Stern-Cola: caffeinated lemonade
Stern recorder: portable radio cassette recorder with a housing made of chipboard
Sternchen : first transistor pocket receiver (from Stern-Radio) of the GDR
stretta: a range of underwear for young people - brands were: stretta-jacqueline, stretta-Kombinette and stretta-Dirndlette. From 1965 onwards, the previously individual companies were united under the VEB Feinwascherei "Bruno Freitag" in Limbach-Oberfrohna.
Streu-Gammatox : pesticides
Sucrosine: Brand under which diabetic products were sold
Sumatic: travel alarm clock
Summavit: Vitamin dragées . The products were produced from 1959 as "Summavit 10" and from 1967 as "Summavit forte" by VEB Jenapharm Jena.
Super code : logic game from VEB Plasticart
Suppina: a 1958 registered word and figurative mark for broths, ready-made soups and sauces, condiments and canned food from VEB "Suppina" Nahrungsmittelwerke Auerbach / Vogtland (before 1958: VEB Suppex Nahrungsmittelwerk) - although it was not necessarily true: The advertising slogan "Vom Guten the best - is the culinary master's style: 'Suppina' dishes - so inexpensive and delicate ”was well known in the 1960s and 1970s
Suralin: hardenable modeling clay (similar to Fimo )

SYSpur: Polyurethane products from the VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide

SYS-67: Herbicides from the VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide (e.g. SYS-67 Omnidel, Na-2,2-dichloropropanoate)

Sigella: Floor wax

SWO 80 NC: an optical profile grinding machine from VEB Mikromat Dresden with a numerical control of the Paramat 2 D type from VEB Starkstrom-Anlagenbau Karl-Stadt. The pantograph with optics enabled a 25x magnification.

T

TAKRAF crane

Tabac: a soap from VEB Patina Halle

Tobacco: an aftershave from the VEB Chemisches Kombinat Miltitz, produced from 1971

TAKRAF : Combine the production of Ta gebauausrüstungen, Kra nen and F örderanlagen

Tang: a powder cream from Reichalda cosmetics

Tangermünde nutrient bar: from the former consumer-confectionery combine in Tangermünde , now Konditorei Stehwien GmbH

Targophagin: Lozenges from the Gödecke company for sore throats, active ingredient silver albuminate

Tatran S 125 : a motor scooter imported from the CSSR, which was imported from 1966. The offer was discontinued a short time after the start of sales because there was too much demand.

Speed beans: (short cooking 10 min) bean , specially pretreated; Manufacturer: VEB Suppina, Auerbach; Price 0.65 marks

Speed peas : (short cooking) peas

Tempo lentils : (short cooking) lentils

Timms Saurer : Lemon- flavored spirit

TEXTIMA: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge

Texyl: Moth repellent with the active ingredient lindane from VEB Delicia Delitzsch; Price 0.95 marks

Inkx: dirt and stain remover

Tip-Fix: insecticide, fly spray

Tiracon 6V : polyphonic analog synthesizer from VEB AAC Cottbus, from 1987

Toilex spray: toilet fragrance spray

Gatekeeper: A spirit

Totofix: slot machine, was built in the versions soccer and ice hockey by VEB LUMET (Luckenwalder Metallbaufabrik)

Touring AWO : 4-stroke motorcycle

TR 3: a T rock r asierer developed from 1949 VEB electrical appliances factory Suhl. The types TR 5, TR 6, TR 7 and TR 8 followed in the 1960s. From 1965 the types TR 11, TR 12 and from 1968 the TR 15 were manufactured.

TR6: an aftershave from VEB Gerana Cosmetics Gera, from around 1969

Trabant : passenger car

Tramp: chocolate bar

Travidyn: multivitamin preparation (syrupy)

" Drink fix ": cocoa powder from "Trumpf"

Triola : musical instrument for children

Trip: travel detergent

Triumphator: mechanical adding machine

trivi D: a body deodorant from the product range of VEB Berlin-Kosmetik

trivi F: a foot deodorant from VEB Berlin-Kosmetik

trivi H: a special cream against cracked and dry skin from VEB Berlin-Kosmetik

Trix: cigars with a plastic mouthpiece

Troll : Motor scooter from Ludwigsfelde

Troll: puzzle magazine

Trolli: Lawn mower from 1963 onwards from the consumer goods production of VEB Transformatorenwerk "Karl Liebknecht" Berlin-Oberschöneweide. From 1973 the VEB Elektromotorenwerk Wernigerode also produced the device.

Tropical Cola : caffeinated lemonade with a yellow palm tree as the logo on the label

Trophy: additional designation of various MZ motorcycle models of ES or ETS series, due to the numerous successes of MZ in the Six Days Trophy uses

Tropik : Large series of fishing and freezing vessels from the Volkswerft Stralsund

Trosilin (pre-war product): disinfectant from the VEB Elektrochemisches Kombinat Bitterfeld

TS : Series of the motorcycle brand MZ

TS 66: wash t rocking s chleuder (VEB washing machines work Schwarzenberg), see also World Cup 66; The predecessor type was the TS 60 in 1960 as a table extractor

Dab: cotton swabs

good: aftershave

Turf : cigarettes

Turigerol: a tonic from the VEB Jenapharm Jena in the Germed chemical combine

Turna: first large-scale washing machine from the VEB washing machine factory in Schwarzenberg from 1952 (at that time still: VEB Erzgebirgische washing machine factory)

Tournament: a television set from VEB Rafena Werke Radeberg with a screen diagonal of 59 cm, produced from 1964

Tussidermil: Eucalyptus oil -containing rub against colds

Typofix: rub-off letters

T 088: Semi-trailer for tractors from VEB Progress Agricultural Machinery Weimar

T 100: transistor radio from VEB Stern-Radio Berlin

T 157: Mobile excavator based on the RS 09

T 159: Mobile excavator, the construction was given to Romania and produced there as TIH 445

T 172: Mobile excavator with rope hoist from VEB Progress Agricultural Machinery Weimar

T 174: Mobile excavator, hydraulic, successor to the T 172 from VEB Landmaschinen Progress Weimar

T 185: Mobile excavator, successor to the T 174

T 188: Mobile excavator, completely new development using components from the IFA W 50 (engine, axles)

U

U61000 : 1 megabit memory chip
U82720 : graphics controller (replica of the NEC µPD7220)
Ubotex: underbody protection paste for vehicles
Ur-Krostitzer : beer brand
Urtrak: KS 30 crawler tractor from the Brandenburg Tractor Factory with a pendulum roller drive with spring-loaded pendulum blocks
Union pressure cooker type SKT 78 from VEB Union Quedlinburg, later FORON
Unimix Junior: Stirrer and mixer from Rönsch KG Dresden, from 1966
Unimix Piccolo: Stirrer and mixer from Rönsch KG Dresden, from 1970
Unisette: kitchen machine with fruit press, pastry spray and grater attachment for raw potatoes
UNIVENT 100: Ventilator from VEB Medizintechnik Leipzig
UNIWARN 100: a ventilation pressure monitor 44201 as an additional device to the UNIVENT 100
USUS Terrycloth: fabric softener
UWS 300: Universal washing and peeling machine for potatoes and root vegetables (the so-called perforated disc peeling process ) from the mechanical engineering combine NAGEMA ; an extended type was the UWS 800

V

Valencia: citrus lemonade

Varia: Universal marking chalk from VEB VARIA, Chem. Factory Mügeln

Variopur : Furniture series from the 1970s made of polyurethane

VCS 80 : Single-board computer developed in 1983

Vegro: Ve cleaned Gro bgarnwerke Kirschau : rugs, mops and similar textile products

VERITAS: Sewing machines from the VEB sewing machine factory "VERITAS" Wittenberge

Venus: chocolate

Vermona : music electronics, amplifiers, PA systems

VERO : various types of wooden toys

VERTEX: a clothing brand from Mecklenburg (1948), producers were: Schwerin clothing factories, clothing factories Grabow, clothing factories Goldberg, clothing factories Güstrow, clothing factories Greifswald

Viba : Confectionery manufacturer from Thuringia, formerly Schmalkalden, today Floh-Seligenthal

Video Chess-Master , chess program for the KC 85

Vionell intim: washing lotion

Vipa : drink containing wine

Visiomat: a black and white television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt, produced from 1973

Visiotron: a black and white television set from the VEB Fernsehgerätewerk Staßfurt, produced from 1973

Vita: vegetable margarine

Vita Cola : caffeinated lemonade

Vitalade : substitute chocolate

Vliesett: paper-like textile material for individual clothing. Vliesett was made up of 60 percent rayon (Regan) and 20 percent each of Dederon and Grusiten.

Friendship of peoples : FDGB holiday ship for deserving workers and SED comrades

Vylan: synthetic fiber; soft, warming, quick-drying and above all rheumatic-relieving

W.

WAGRAS furnace blackness

Wartburg 311 express transporter and Wartburg 313

WA 61 : a W asch a utomat from the washing devices VEB Werk Schwarzenberg from the year 1961. The successor WA 66 did not require any operations of soaking and rinsing in preparation more. With the WVA 66, a fully automatic washing machine with a spin cycle (from 1966) was produced for the first time.

W50 : first truck from Ludwigsfelde , built in Werdau

WAGRAS furnace blackness

WAP: Impregnation agent for personal use from VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt

Wartburg : Passenger car with a two-stroke engine from the Eisenach automobile plant

Wartburg (pre-war brand): high-speed scales from VEB Wartburg high-speed scales factory in Eisenach

WAMA (VEB Wasseraufbereitungsanlagen Markkleeberg - emerged from WABAG Breslau, delivery and installation of water treatment systems for drinking water and service water, also waste water treatment systems, branch-container production in Rathenow, 1992 split into WABAG Zwenkau and WAMA Markkleeberg, dubious owner from Düsseldorf took over the company from 1992 and looted the assets of 40 million DM, 1995 insolvency of WAMA)

Raccoon: Sound washer (ultrasound) from the VEB Elektroapparatewerk JW Stalin Berlin-Treptow

watup: cotton swabs

WEGA : unixoides operating system in 1986, the electric equipment-Werke Berlin-Treptow "Friedrich Ebert" was developed

Wegerein: weed killer

Weimar: Living room clocks from the VEB clock factory Weimar

Weimar: A radio from VEB Sternradio Sonneberg , with VHF, MW, KW, LW reception and magic eye .

Weimar porcelain: The blue porcelain with cobalt color (since 1790) was produced under this brand name from 1955 by VEB Weimar porcelain and was one of the most popular porcelain in the GDR.

Weimar-Werk: Agricultural machinery from the VEB Weimar-Werk in Weimar

Weizenin : wheat starch

Welti Ic: 35mm camera (similar to Kodak Retina) from the VEB Welta-Kamerawerk Freital (1950s)

World champion: musical instruments (including accordions and harmonica)

Welton : Meiningen men's underwear factory (mainly shirts)

WEMA : Manufacturer of machines for tool production ( We Tool con tro ma machines)

WEMALOG: electronic modules for machine tool controls, developed at the Institute for Machine Tools in Karl-Marx-Stadt

Werder Feinkost : fruit wines, ketchup

Werra: a 35mm camera from VEB Carl Zeiss Jena, produced from 1954; there were the models Werra 1, 2, and 3, "Werramat" and "Werramatic"; production lasted until 1967

White Lady: Vermouth, dark chocolate, from GOTANO

Wiesel : Motor scooter from Ludwigsfelde

Wisent: Jeans brand from GDR production

Wikana : Cookies and Bakery Products

Wilthener Brandy : Brandy

Wilthener Gebigskräuter : herbal liqueur

Wilde Sau: light herbal liqueur from the former VEB Erzgebirgische liqueur factory , which is still produced today

WIMA ( Wi rk ma schinenbau): the trademark for products from VEB knitting machines Limbach-Oberfrohna

Eyelash mask: a preparation from the cosmetic company Charlotte Meentzen, Dresden, made from walnut extract and oils

Wirgoplast: a textile adhesive tape for bandages

Wirgoplast from VEB Jenapharm

Wisent: Jeans

Wittol: Cleaning agents from the VEB Wittol Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Wiwena: furniture brand of VEB Kombinat furniture Wi ttenberg- We ißenfels- Na umburg

WM 66 : semi-automatic washing machine (VEB Waschgerätewerk Schwarzenberg)

WMW: Machine tools from the VVB Machine tools and tools

Wofacutan : non- irritating liquid soap from VEB Farbenfabrik Wolfen from Wolfen

Wofagan: a tanning agent from VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen

Wofalor : fabric softener from Wolfen

Wofapas: a drug from VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen

Wofasept : disinfectant from VEB Farbenfabrik Wolfen

Wofasteril : disinfectant from VEB Farbenfabrik Wolfen

WoLu: Floor care products for parquet, manufactured by the Wo ldemar Lu kas company in Karl-Marx-Stadt (advertising slogan: "... WoLu makes it a pleasure, WoLu is finally here", with the privatization of the company deleted without replacement)

Wofatit: an ion exchanger from VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen

Wofatox: a pest control product from VEB Chemiekombinat Bitterfeld

Wofatox

WOK ( W ash o hne K ochen): a detergent from the detergent VEB Genthin.
Wolcrylon: a synthetic fiber, from around 1954
Wolpryla : fully synthetic fiber (wool-like properties), similar to Dralon
WSA 2: a machine tool-specific drive (WSA) from the VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt, awarded a certificate of honor from the Leipzig Trade Fair Office and the Ministry of Electrical Engineering / Electronics of the GDR in 1980
Seasoning meat : “ Ragoût-Fin ” -like starter; was (and is) available in many restaurants according to a modified recipe with pork or chicken

Root peter : herbal liqueur

Wurzener : rice, lentils, baked goods, cookies

Wusil : Peppermint candy from Erich Wutzig, Sitzendorf (Thuringia)

Y

YMP-5: manicure and pedicure device
Ypton 22 : cruising yacht from VEB Yachtwerft Berlin
Yvette Intim: Intimate care products for women, manufactured by VEB Berlin-Kosmetik from 1969. The 100 ml bottle cost 2.50 marks, the 50 ml 1.95 M in 1971.

Z

Home computer Robotron Z 9001 from VEB Kombinat Robotron from 1983/1984

ZT 300 tractor

Z1013 : Small computer as a kit from VEB Robotron Sömmerda
Z9001-OS : operating system in 1984 for the small computer Z 9001, KC 85/1, KC 87 appeared
Zahnaer: Liqueurs from Zahna from VEB liqueur factory Zahna
Zahnaer Feuerzangenbowle: from the VEB liqueur factory Zahna
Zeibina: PCB connectors
Zekiwa : Strollers from the VEB Kombinat Kinderfahrzeuge Zekiwa Zeitz from 1970; By 1976, the combine belonged to eleven private and state-owned companies for prams
Zet: orange juice drink (0.25 liter bottles)
Zetti : Confectionery from VEB Zetti chocolates and confectionery Zeitz
Zig-zag automatic: an electric household sewing machine from the VEB sewing machine factory "Veritas" Wittenberge
Zinsser Allsat: Garlic pearls without a garlic odor and flavor from the Zinsser & Co. Leipzig company
Ziphona: Record player and stereo equipment brand from Zi ttauer Phon otechnik. The best-known device names or series were z. B. turquoise and bel canto, but also HST (home stereo tuner) or HSV (home stereo amplifier). Manufacturer names were alternately VEB Funkwerk Zittau - Olbersdorf and VEB Phonotechnik Pirna
Zit ice shampoo: a shampoo from the VEB Zitza factory in Zeitz
Zitza / Zit: Children's hair wash (without tears!) And other hair care products as well as other drugstore and perfume items from Zeitz were sold under the registered word and image trademarks “Zitza” and “Zit”
Zückli: a synthetic sweetener, developed by VVB Pharmazeutische Industrie and VEB Kombinat Arzneimittelwerk Dresden from 1976. In liquid form, the product was called “Zückli-sol”.
ZRA 1 : one of the first mainframe computers in the GDR, from Z eiss R echen- A utomat
ZT 300 : Z ug T raktor, manufactured in the VEB Tractor Factory Schönebeck (Elbe), a company of the VEB Kombinat Progress Agricultural Machinery
ZT 303 all-wheel drive variant of the ZT 300 using the front axle of the IFA W 50 LA
ZT 305 hillside tractor with double wheels on the rear axle and hydraulically braked front axle
ZT 307, tractor like ZT 300 with 6 cylinder diesel engine (6 VD 14.5 / 12 SRW) with 140 HP
ZT 320 tractor, successor to the ZT 300
ZT 323, tractor all-wheel drive variant of the ZT 320
ZW 1103, 2 cylinder internal combustion engine for stationary operation, manufactured by VEB Barkas Werke

Web links

Commons : Companies and brands of the GDR - collection of images, videos and audio files

Made in GDR, GDR nostalgia page
Ostworte ( Memento from January 16, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
Product collection of the DDR Museum in Berlin

literature

Susanne Lamprecht (editor): Well-known brands from the GDR - the most famous products from the East . Renningen 2013, ISBN 978-3-86766-289-5
Oliver Errichiello, Arnd Zschiesche : Eastern secret to success. Survival strategies of the best brands - And what managers can learn from them , Gabler-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-8349-1615-0
Simone Tippach-Schneider: The great lexicon of GDR advertising . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 978-3-89602-372-8
Ulrich Giersch: Pain lessen - drugstore advertising of the GDR , Westermann Communication, Berlin 1992, ISBN 978-3-928710-01-5

Individual evidence

↑ Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

↑ Reference to Antaphron R

↑ Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

↑ Reference to Biodont

↑ Reference to the BMRS 25 xyz NC machine tool ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.

^ Reference to the machining center C-BKoZ 1250 from VEB Mikromat Dresden

↑ Reference to chloramine from the VEB Fahlberg list

↑ Reference to Citrosan

↑ Construction - The metal construction kit system from 1955 , private online reference work

↑ Note with photo on DEHAFOL

↑ Note on the E 062 mower loader

^ The devices of the Eser, VEB Elektronik Dresden, control center for information / documentation 1986, p. 17

↑ Reference to the elce-med toothpaste

↑ Reference to the product elkadent

↑ advertise Elkadent AC blue in the GDR Fragrance Museum : Weblink

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Günter Fabiunke (Hrsg.): Lexicon for the catering and hotel industry . Publishing house Die Wirtschaft, Berlin 1972

↑ Reference to the pre-war product Eva

^ Cigarette brand f 58 from Dresden

↑ Pest control Daniel Krämer Fekama

↑ Reference to Fesia-form of VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt in the Google book search

↑ Note on bath salt "Fichtensekt"

^ Advertisement as an image in Ute Scheffler: Cook with love… . Buchverlag für die Frau, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-89798-198-0 , p. 65.

^ Author collective: Handbuch der Werbung , Verlag Die Wirtschaft, 2nd edition, 1969, p. Inserted after p. 128

↑ Reference to the disinfectant "Gr bacto" from VEB Waschmittelwerk Genthin

↑ Reference to Grisuten as a trademark of the GDR

↑ WORM & THREAD GRINDING MACHINE. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013 ; accessed on February 3, 2013 (picture of the universal thread grinding machine GSU 315 × 500 from VEB mikromat Dresden).

^ Information sheet Hylotox 59 ( Memento of January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

^ Reference to IFA in the Federal Archives

↑ Spiegel 45/1990

↑ Picture of Juno cigarette pack from the GDR

↑ Reference to Lanon as a fiber product of the GDR

↑ Note on the website of the DHM

^ Vehicle Museum Staßfurt - "Liliput 1986 Dreirad" (museum-digital: Saxony-Anhalt). In: www.museum-digital.de. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .

↑ Reference to PhD thesis on Milasan

↑ https://www.ddr-museum.de/de/objects/1003241

↑ Note on Novoktan

^ Commission for operational history on behalf of the BPO, Polyester contar powder - On the history of the VEB chemical fiber factory "Friedrich Engels" Premnitz, Verlag Tribüne Berlin, 1969, pp. 320–322

↑ Reference to the Olympia M 8 typewriter

↑ Jörg Roesler: Want to catch up and have to catch up . On the course of innovation in numerical controls in machine tool construction in the GDR against the background of developments in the Federal Republic of Germany, in: Jürgen Kocka, Historical GDR Research - Essays and Studies, Berlin 1993, pp. 263-285, here: p. 265 ISBN 3-05-002463 -1

^ VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt (ed.), From corporate office to socialist large-scale enterprise - A contribution to the history of VEB Numerik Karl-Marx-Stadt, Karl-Marx-Stadt 1985, p. 37

↑ Overview of the industrial development of the city of Premnitz. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011 ; Retrieved on September 23, 2012 (reference to PRELANA).

↑ Reference to the PRESTO coffee extract

↑ indication from the VEB prezenta chemical fiber factory Premnitz

↑ Werner / Bart: Small television repair practice . VEB Verlag Technik, Berlin 1962

↑ Display of Quieta-Werke in: The year 1950, published by The economy, Berlin 1949, p 192 following

↑ Quotation in Dieter Zimmer: Für'n Groschen Brause: a lovable family chronicle from unpleasant times, Bern 1983, p. 23

↑ Reference to Rosodont P

↑ Red seal: Let's travel back ... (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 15, 2014 ; accessed on May 14, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.

↑ Recalling Serona than synthetic fibers from the VEB chemical fiber factory Premnitz

^ Advertisement by VVB Tabak in: Das Wirtschaftsjahr 1950, Verlag Die Wirtschaft, Berlin 1949, before page 129

^ Advertisement by VVB Tabak in: Das Wirtschaftsjahr 1950, Verlag Die Wirtschaft, Berlin 1949, inserted before page 129

↑ Note on Täng powder cream

↑ History of the Stehwien confectionery ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Doctor's helper. (Advertisement by Gödecke & Co - Chem. Fabrik AG - Berlin - Memmingen plant) In: Munich Medical Weekly. Born 1953, No. 1 (January) 1953, p. CXXXVI.
↑ Label as a picture in Ute Scheffler: Cook with love… . Buchverlag für die Frau, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-89798-198-0 , p. 95.
↑ Travidyn
↑ Triumphator-Werk
↑ Reference to Trosilin as a disinfectant from the VEB Elektrochemisches Kombinat Bitterfeld
↑ Ur-Krostitzer beer brand
^ Frank Rönicke, Merited Activists - Tractors and Agricultural Tractors of the GDR , Stuttgart 2002, pp. 115–118
↑ Description of the UNIVENT 100 ventilator ( Memento from September 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
↑ Experience report on the UNivent 100 ventilator
↑ Picture from Uniwarn 100 ( Memento from September 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
^ Advertisement in: Taschenbuch 1949 Das Wirtschaftsjahr , Verlag Die Wirtschaft, Berlin 1948, p. 174
^ Paper clothes
↑ Example in the GDR Museum Berlin
↑ Reference to the development of electronic modules of the WEMALOG type for machine tools ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Lothar Rudolph: Properties, spinning and possible uses of Wolcrylon . Message from the rayon technical center of VEB Filmfabrik Agfa Wolfen, Wolfen 1954
↑ www.radiomuseum.org

[1] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[2] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[3] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[4] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[5] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[6] Reference to Antaphron R

[7] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[8] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[9] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[10] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[11] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[12] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[13] Figure database of the German Historical Museum Berlin

[14] Reference to Biodont

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