| The company Branth-Chemie A.V.Branth (“Brantho-Korrux” rust protection paints) is one of the leading manufacturers of corrosion protection paints for commercial end users in Germany.
Since the company’s 100th anniversary in 1987, there have been Brantho-Korrux promotional car models that the sales force has given to interested customers. We have compiled the following information for these customers and collectors. None of the models shown are still available from the factory; if you are interested, we recommend collectors’ exchanges, swap markets and internet auctions. |
As the first "Brantho-Korrux" advertising model, the "Horse-Drawn-Removal-Van" (DG 11) was created for the 100th anniversary of the company "A.V.Branth" in a 936 edition as a replica of a closed paint transporter from 1887.
The design and final artwork were created by the Kehrberg advertising team.
The design and final artwork were created by the Kehrberg advertising agency, which previously worked for Matchbox Germany for many years. Contrary to standard practice, the print motif on the left-hand side of the vehicle is clearly different to that on the right-hand side.
There are approx. 150 models with the "Days-Gone" base plate, the other approx. 800 models have the "Lledo-Promotional" base plate. All models were delivered with the usual figures of the time, all boxes have a special text sticker "100 years A.V.Branth". The models were given away during the anniversary celebrations and were sold out immediately.
The great popularity of the first model led to the delivery of 1,044 "Ford-Stake-Truck" (DG 20) loaded with paint barrels 1 ½ years later; color tones and individual print motifs of the first model were adopted. "Brantho-Korrux" employees, representatives and customers enjoyed this "Made in England" Lledo promotional product at Christmas 1988. All boxes have a special "30 years of Brantho-Korrux" text sticker on the back.
The Chrysler pickup with the color barrels is the actual advertising model of this year and was ordered as a 2,000-unit edition. 124 models came as the DG 30 estate version (closed and without barrels). This variant is less attractive as an advertisement for Brantho-Korrux colors, but is particularly sought after by Lledo collectors, as there have only ever been very, very few vehicles with such a small edition.
On the DG 36 pickup (2,685 units were produced and shipped from Enfield on 20.9.1993), the printing on the barrels has been lovingly executed, they stand realistically twisted on the loading area; the printing on the tailgate, on the other hand, looks rather careless, and some classic car fans dislike the fact that a fax number is given because it doesn't look authentic.
Matchbox now also offered promotional models. The Ford Transit is a common vehicle on German roads and therefore served as a model for a Brantho-Korrux advertising model in a run of just 500 units. Matchbox had the models produced in China and printed and packaged in England. The red vehicle is rather small and unspectacular, the monochrome yellow print is razor-sharp but not very brilliant or opaque. Due to the comparatively small edition and the worldwide Matchbox fan community, this model is nevertheless very popular.
The 1956 "VW-Bully" was produced by Lledo in Enfield for the 40th anniversary of the "Brantho-Korrux" brand in a run of 1,000 units and quickly became the most popular model among the "Brantho-Korrux" advertising vehicles. Chrome-plated hubcaps and successful printing in the style of the 1950s make this vehicle just as attractive as the "larger" scale of approx. 1:45 compared to the previous models.
This attractive post-war truck was not based on any old Days-Gone model, but was created using a resin sample before the start of production of the first Days-Gone variant, as Lledo had not originally planned to load this vehicle with barrels. The design of color variants and prints no longer required laborious manual work, but Lledo had a convenient computer program.
This resulted in a pair, two models that are different in terms of the basic colors, but could be printed in exactly the same way.
The LP 67 Ford semi-trailer truck was produced in 2 variants: 920 units for German customers with the A.V.Branth company logo on the rear doors and 100 units without logo for customers of foreign representatives of A.V.Branth, primarily in Switzerland and Holland.
In the same year, Lledo also delivered 1,108 Scammel (LP 44) in white, but these were not given away by A.V.Branth to Brantho-Korrux customers until 1999. The Scammel model bears the same imprint on the sides as the silver-colored Ford semi-trailer.
At the turn of the millennium, something bigger was planned compared to all previous "Brantho-Korrux" advertising models: an almost 30 cm long Lledo marathon semi-trailer in 1:76 scale. In the fall of 1999, Lledo was delayed in delivery and although models and printing plates had already been produced, it was no longer possible to complete them due to the Lledo bankruptcy.
As a short-term replacement, 500 H0-"Mercedes-Actros" from Chinese production were printed in Germany with the originally planned design (scaled down, of course) and finished in time for Christmas and the turn of the year.
Oxford Diecast produced the classic English Routemaster double-decker bus this year ("Made in UK") as a Brantho-Korrux advertising model with three-color stickers and single-color printing. The destination of the only Brantho-Korrux advertising model labeled in English to date is Birchington in the county of Kent, the headquarters of the English Brantho-Korrux agency. Of the 500 models produced, around 200 remained on the island, meaning that the number of models available in Germany was comparatively very small.
This year, a set of 3 steam-powered Lledo models (LP 6171 - LP 6173) in 1:76 scale was created, 928 pieces each in a particularly attractive gift box. While the nostalgic motif of the gift packaging was drawn in England, the models and packaging were manufactured in China, as was customary at the time. Each model was accompanied by a "Thank you" folding card with b /w photos and an accompanying text with explanations of the respective model.
The Foden steam truck symbolizes a time when "A.V.Branth" customers still ordered their paint requirements for the following year in autumn, only to be supplied with a consignment in spring. "Just-in-time" and "logistics" were understood differently at the beginning of the last century than they are today.
The Display Steam Tractor (DG 125) and especially the Burrell Steam Road Roller do not advertise "Brantho-Korrux" rust protection paints directly, like all the previous models, but rather indirectly show the advantages of high-quality corrosion protection using two examples, whereby construction machinery, road construction machinery and road maintenance vehicles in particular were and are important areas of application for "Brantho-Korrux" rust protection paints.
The three models also represent the period in which the A.V.Branth company moved. The production site in Hamburg-Ottensen, which was well over 100 years old, was abandoned in favor of a newly built production facility in Glinde near Hamburg. The term "Branth-Hamburg", which has been used since 1887, changes to "Branth-Glinde/Hamburg" or "Branth-Glinde"
Die kleinen Auflagen der „Brantho-Korrux“-Werbemodelle sind für Corgi/Lledo wohl nicht so lukrativ, deshalb entstanden im Jahr 2004 drei Modelle bei „Oxford-Diecast“. Wie jetzt seit einigen Jahren üblich wurden die Modelle in England entworfen und in China gefertigt.
1008 Modelle des Ford „T“ mit einer großen Werbe-Farbdose auf der Ladefläche fanden begeisterten Zuspruch bei den Brantho-Korrux-Kunden.
1008 Modelle des Bedford-Lieferwagens wurden ebenfalls bereits zum großen Teil in 2004 abgegeben. Die verchromten Felgen machen das Modell zusätzlich attraktiv.
Der „Thornycroft“-Doppeldeckerbus (Open Top) wurde ebenfalls in 1008 Exemplaren geliefert, wird jedoch erst ein Jahr später (Ende 2005) als Werbemodell Brantho-Korrux-Kunden erreichen.
Branth`s-Spezial-Farben gibt es seit 1887, also seit 120 Jahren.
Das erste Brantho-Korrux gab es 1957, es entstand vor 50 Jahren.
Seit 1987 gibt es die Sorte Brantho-Korrux „3 in 1“, jetzt schon 20 Jahre.
Drei Automodelle im internationalen Sammlermaßstab ca. 1:45 und in streng limitierter Auflage zeigen etwas vom Zeitgeist der 50er Jahre, einer Zeit als bleihaltige Rostschutzfarben vorherrschend waren, als aber auch das hochwirksame bleifreie Brantho-Korrux auf den Markt kam.
Auf dem Chassis des VW-Käfer baute Volkswagen, aufgrund einer Skizze seines Niederländischen Importeurs, den erfolgreichsten Transporter.
Der originale Morris-Mini kam mit verlängertem Chassis als Kombi, das war kein Freizeitfahrzeug, sondern ein sehr kostengünstiges Arbeitstier.
Pkw`s vieler europäischer Hersteller erhielten als hintere Hälfte den namengebenden Kasten als Lade- und Stauraum, ideal für Maler und Handwerker.
We have been producing the lead-free, high-solids rust protection paints "Brantho-Korrux" since 1957. They were immediately popular with trade, industry, craftsmen and authorities, particularly as maintenance paints. VW Bus T1, Mercedes L319 and Opel Blitz are typical delivery and service vehicles from the first decade of Brantho-Korrux production.
These nostalgic BUB vehicle models in the popular H0 model railway scale were released in 2008, limited to just 500 pieces per set, in an exclusive version with "juweled headlights", front headlights like exclusive model cars had in the 1960s.
The 4 sets, each with two vehicles, have the same image on the cardboard slipcase and tin box. Each set contains a VW T1 bus, printed differently in each set, some with a ladder on the roof, and a Mercedes L319 or an Opel Blitz in different colors or prints.
Zwei BUB-H0-Sets, je mit einem VW T2 als Zugfahrzeug. Auf dem Hänger entweder ein VW T1 “Feuerwehr” oder ein Porsche 956 “Polizei”.
Je 500 Sets als Werbemodelle im Frühjahr 2010. Schwere und fein detaillierte Metallmodelle in Blechbox.
For 2011, we have recreated a little nostalgia for you in a set of 3 vehicle models in 1:76 scale:
From 1948, the Land-Rover, shown here with the middle 88-inch chassis, was the first choice on many continents for decades when a vehicle with reliable off-road capability was needed. Land Rover fans were among the first to discover Brantho-Korrux "3 in 1" for maintenance. These vehicles are built in a mixed construction of aluminum and steel, and Brantho-Korrux "3 in 1" is equally suitable for both.
The model of the Ferguson TE20 tractor from 1948 is true to scale and looks almost dainty compared to modern agricultural vehicles. Farmers were the first customer group to discover the advantages of the high corrosion protection quality, high environmental compatibility and easy application of Brantho-Korrux and used it to protect greenhouses, equipment, machinery and vehicles.
The VW T2 bus was built in various versions over 2.5 million times between 1967 and 1979. In addition to its function as a commercial vehicle, it served countless young people as a leisure vehicle with great transportation and overnight accommodation potential. The "Bulli" with the robust air-cooled rear engine is still a permanent guest on surf beaches around the world today, including at Fistral Beach in Newquay (Cornwall, England).
Im Jubiläumsjahr gab es zu verschiedenen Gelegenheiten Brantho-Korrux-Werbe-Automodelle für Lieferanten, Mitarbeiter, Kunden und Jubiläumsgäste. Auf vielfachen Wunsch entstand auch ein kleiner Katalog mit Abbildungen und Kurzbeschreibungen aller Brantho-Korrux-Werbe-Automodelle der letzten 25 Jahre.
Zum Jahreswechsel 2011/12 erschien dieses 3er Set VW-Busse verspätet. Das Original der Type T2a wurde von 1967 bis 1971 in Deutschland gebaut, eine Variante wird noch bis heute in Südamerika produziert.
Das Original des Kastenwagens hat Ende der 60er Jahre DM 7.200,- gekostet, der Kombi (ohne Feuerwehrausrüstung) DM 7.500,- und der Pritschenwagen (ohne Spriegel und Plane) knapp DM 7.000,-.
Die Nummernschilder der 1.000 Fahrzeuge dieses Sets in 1:76 weisen auf das 125-jährige Firmenjubiläum hin, auf 55 Jahre Marke “Brantho-Korrux”, auf den früheren Standort (HH) und den jetzigen Glinde(OD).
Der bunte MB 319D mit Pritsche und Plane ist ein großes Modell, wie auch der in seinen Farben und der Bedruckung historisch eher authentische Kastenwagen gleichen Typs, beide in 1:43. Diese Modelle von Premium-Classixxs gibt es nur in einer Auflage von je 500 Stück.
Begeisterung gab es über das „deutsche“ 3er Set: Ein klassischer Käfer aus den 1960er Jahren, ein VW-Bus T2 als Westfalia-Camper und ein VW-Golf 1 GTI aus den 1970ern.
Drei Fahrzeuge in „schwarz – rot – gelb“ in einer kleinen Klarsichtvitrine mit Aufdruck „125 Jahre A.V.Branth“. Hersteller: Oxford-Diecast, Auflage: 1.000 Stück.
Als Einzelmodell in 1:76 kam dann noch der MG „TC“ im Farbton sequoia-cream, wie er Ende der 1940er Jahre gebaut wurde. Wie beim Original hat auch bei diesem Modell der Kühlergrill die gleiche Farbe wie die Fahrzeug-Sitze, in diesem Fall weinrot. Eintausend von diesen kleinen Flitzern erfreuen jetzt ihre Besitzer.
A fire engine from the period between the First and Second World Wars is the model for the attractive 1:76 scale promotional car model for 2013. A 1,000 edition labeled "retten - löschen - bergen - schützen" and "112" was delivered. A special feature is the turntable ladder from the German manufacturer "Metz", which was not only impressive in the original.
A "European" set of 3 follows later with Mini, duck and beetle. An eye-catching Mini, known from film and television, the car of Mr. Bean. A Charlston duck, as we know it in one form or another from many French films, some also say seriously: Citroen 2CV. The 1967 Beetle with the distinctive stripes and the "53" is of course "Herbie", star of the films of the same name.
Die “Brantho-Korrux”-Automodelle Ende 2014 erinnern an ein großes geschichtliches Ereignis vor 25 Jahren: Die Öffnung der innerdeutschen Grenze.
Der Barkas war der im Osten gebräuchliche Lieferwagen, vor der Wende meistens in eher praktischen Farbtönen. Diesen “Schuco-Piccolo”-Bausatz gibt es exclusiv nur für langjährige “Brantho-Korrux”-Kunden in den dann so genannten Neuen Bundesländern, sowie Mitarbeiter und Handelsvertreter. Eine Klappkarte mit Erinnerungen von “Vor 25 Jahren” begleitet diese Modelle.
Mit einem solchen VW-Bus transportierten wir in der unmittelbaren Nach-Wende-Zeit eilige Ladungen “Brantho-Korrux” Richtung Osten, da den sonst beauftragten Speditionen die notwendige Kapazität fehlte. Dieses Modell von Oxford-Diecast in 1:76 gibt das damals eingesetzte Original gut wieder.
Freunde älterer amerikanischer Fahrzeuge verwenden gerne Brantho-Korrux beim Restaurieren, Auf- oder Umbauen.
Vor 50 Jahren erschien das erste Cabrio des Ford Mustang. Anlass für dieses Modell des 1965er Ford Mustang Convertible ist außerdem, dass einer unserer langjährigen Kundenberater “Pony-Car”-Fahrer und -Liebhaber ist.
Modell: Oxford-Diecast, 1:87, Auflage: 1.500 Stück
war eines der meistverkauften Autos der 1960er und -70er Jahre, als Austin1100, Austin1300, Austin-Glider, MG, Morris, Wolsley, Riley u.a. einfach sportlich oder luxoriös. Vom Erfinder des Mini, mit ähnlich tollen Fahreigenschaften konstruiert, hervorragender Platzausnutzung, aber auch miserabler Rostvorsorge. Einige haben überlebt, manche Dank Restaurierung mit Brantho-Korrux.
Dieses Modell ist der sportliche Austin 1300 GT mit 68PS/155 km/h max.
Modell: Oxford-Diecast, 1:76, Auflage: 1.500 Stück
"Genuine Branth's protective paints" have been around since 1887, the first lead-free rust protection paint "Brantho-Korrux" since 1957.
When the original Brantho-Korrux "3in1" was first sold at the end of 1987, the original Porsche 911 Turbo had already been around for 12 years.
Just as Porsche has been constantly developing the 911, Brantho-Korrux "3in1" has also been undergoing further development and improvement for 30 years.
The original Schuco model in 1:64 scale is available in a thank you edition for Brantho-Korrux customers as a white and yellow collector's model with a Brantho-Korrux sticker on the rear window.
Zum Jahreswechsel 2017/2018 gibt es ein “Modellauto” als Dankeschön für unsere guten Kunden, einen Pistenbully im Maßstab 1 : 120 von Siku. (Den Schnee gibt es nicht dazu.)
A particularly popular promotional model is the 1:60 scale VW Amarok breakdown service from Siku. A plain white vehicle (Doka pickup) with dark blue stripes on the sides and discreet lettering (left: "www.Rostschutzfarbe.de", right: "www.Brantho-Korrux.de"). The driver and passenger doors can be opened. The fender extensions are printed in black. The typical Brantho-Korrux paint can be seen on the rear window, with the lettering "Danke". The rear lights appear almost three-dimensional thanks to multicolored printing.
A new Siku model in 1:60 for the turn of the year 2019/20: The VW Caravelle two-tone in silver-blue. Strictly speaking a hybrid, a T5 with T6 paintwork. The orange-yellow Brantho-Korrux can with the blue "Danke" lettering on the rear window (as with the Siku Amarok and the Schuco Porsches in previous years). Tailgate can be opened. And this model is not packed in the usual blister packaging, but in an attractive display box with photos and information text. This model is also available for loyal Brantho Korrux customers to enjoy, collect and play with.
Brantho-Korrux has been popular for decades for the maintenance of winter service equipment and vehicles.
This year, the Unimog U 406 from Schuco is available as a Brantho-Korrux promotional model in the traditional "Matchbox" scale of 1:64.
Until the mid-1980s, the municipal Unimogs were orangeRAL2000, since then orangeRAL2011 like our model. Grey-white DB 9136 was often ordered, most U 406s at the time were sea-green DB 6277 (a pale lime green).
The Brantho-Korrux models have a gray tarpaulin and a small paint can is printed on both doors. As with the Schuco Porsche in 2016, there is a special Brantho-Korrux window folding box.
Dieses kleine “Dankeschön” ist im “Eisenbahn-Maßstab” H0 ausgeführt und lackiert in den Original-Farbtönen “ochsenblut MB 3575” und “standardgrün MB 6277”.
Ein Schuco-Modell aus Metall mit Kunststoffteilen und unterschiedlicher Planenbedruckung auf der linken- bzw. rechten Seite.
Nochmals ein Mercedes Kurzhauber L911. Diesmal mit dem Chassis in “ochsenblut MB 3575” und dem Aufbau in “standardblau MB 5328”. Die graue Plane ist beidseitig unterschiedlich bedruckt.
Das Original wurde ab 1961 in Mannheim produziert (bis 1984), im Jahr 1961 gab es das erste Brantho-Korrux “nitrofest” das seitdem ständig weiterentwickelt wurde.
Der letzte “Brantho-Korrux”-Kurzhauber. Und vermutlich eines der letzten Schuco H0-Modelle. In Kommunalorange, mit gelbem Blinklicht und Warnstreifen liebevoll ausgeführt, mit einem Nummernschild “HH BK 61”.
Die graue Plane ist wiederum beidseitig unterschiedlich bedruckt, von einem Brantho-Korrux-Anwender, der stolz darauf ist mit Brantho-Korrux zu arbeiten.
For 2025, there is something very typically Hamburg
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As typical of Hamburg as the Alster and Michel and harbor and Elphi and Labskaus and Brantho-Korrux:
A vending cart for fish sandwiches on a scale of 1:76.
A Mercedes Sprinter from Oxford Diecast, lovingly printed on all sides - it's enough to make anyone's mouth water.
And if you don't like crab or matjes in a crispy roll, you can get ice cream or drinks.
