Nov 29, 2011 12:30 PM

Gallery: Museum of Fakes: German Gallery Showcases Best Knockoffs

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watches
A German gallery showcases *almost* perfect fakes and counterfeits. *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*
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furby
2000 Hasbro Furby *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*

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gameboy
1999 Gameboy *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*
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bohle
Bohle Five "Distinctions" (equal in rank) were awarded: Glass Cutter "Silberschnitt 100.0" Original: Bohle AG, Haan, Germany Plagiarism: Royal Union Co., Ltd., Ningbo, PR China Distribution: EURO SHOP, Operator: Paul GmbH & Co. KG, Giessen, Germany *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*

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bruder
Bruder Original: BRUDER Spielwaren GmbH + Co. KG, Fuerth, Germany Plagiarism: Distribution: A.H.U. ADAR Dariusz Adamiec, Warsaw, Poland *Left : Original* *Right: Plagiarized*
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easy-chair
Easychair Multimedia Chair "Music Rocker cubic" Original: Easychair GmbH, Blomberg, Germany Plagiarism: Distribution: friboss Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Heilbronn, Germany *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*

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fun-factory
Fun Factory Six "Distinctions" (equal in rank) were awarded: Vibrator "Patchy Paul G2" Original: FUN FACTORY GmbH, Bremen, Germany Plagiarism: LoveToys Industrial Co., Ltd., Guangdong, PR China Distribution: The Austrian distributor found a mutual agreement with FUN FACTORY, i.e. he removed the imitations from the market and revealed the name of the Chinese producer *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*
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halfar
Halfar Event-Bag "Basic" Original: Halfar System GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany Plagiarism: WIL Langenberg GmbH, Hueckeswagen, Germany *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*

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hansa
Hansa Hand Shower "HANSACLEAR" with acrylic-transparent shower head Original: Hansa Metallwerke AG, Stuttgart, Germany Plagiarism: Zhejiang Cixi Chenxin Sanitary Wares Co., Ltd., Ningbo, PR China *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*
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hansgrohe
Hansgrohe Wash Basin Faucet "Hansgrohe Focus S" Original: Hansgrohe AG, Schiltach, Germany Plagiarism: Joyou Group Building Materials Co., Ltd., Fujian, PR China *Left: Original* *Right: Plagiarized*

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