Steel charity collection can, 4 x 5.5 in., as used by the Association for German Cultural Relations Abroad or VDA during their annual ‘Winterhilfswerk’ (‘Winter Relief’) fundraising drive. Features a white wrapper with VDA flags and a paper label glued to the front with the name and insignia of the organization, also indicating the drive was held in Franconia. The top of the can is fitted with a hinged carrying handle and a coin slot, stamped on the bottom ‘121850’. Paper loss, else very good. During the war, the VDA worked alongside the SS to prepare and carry out ethnic cleansing in conquered territories.