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6th International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1957. Badge

Badge from the 6th International Competition

6th International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1957. First place trophy

Fernando Mayer Garea's trophy from the 1957 competition where he placed first in the Silversmith skill. The young Spaniard went on to become a successful silversmith. The event's name is on the trophy and translates as the 6th International Vocational Training Competition.

6th International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1957. First place trophy

This trophy was presented to Francisco de Matos Dias of Portugal for winning Moulding at the 1957 Competition in Madrid.

German-made slider

A slider made by Edgar Stengel in 1954 as a master piece to mark the completion of his apprenticeship as a tool maker in Wuppertal, Germany. The slider is a difficult piece to do well. It took a week to make. Today the same piece would take a day.

Trophy - 1954 Spanish national Competition

Trophy for the first position at the VIII Spanish National VET Competition, skill of Cabinetmaking, to Joan Canadell

Edgar Stengel's tool making test piece, 1953

A diamond-shaped tool making Test Project piece made by Edgar Stengel at the 1953 competition in Madrid. It is a component part made of metal. The whole test piece took 14 days to complete. He recalled that he would rise at 7 am and work at his bench until 9 pm. Stengel was awarded a second place trophy. The tool maker profession no longer exists, it has been succeeded by machining mechanics, industrial mechanics and mechatronics technicians. Their most important skills include programming, setting up and operating computer-controlled machines

Souvenir key chain, 1953

A small souvenir key chain which belonged to Edgar Stengel, a 17-year-old German tool maker’s apprentice who won a second place trophy at the 1953 competition in Madrid.

3rd International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1953. Medal

A medal presented to Klaus Etzel, German glass work apprentice at the 1953 competition in Madrid. On the reverse is engraved ‘subcampeón internacional de vidriería art.’ Etzel was a runner up in the category. He was presented the medal by Francisco Franco at a reception in the Spanish capital.

3rd International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1953. Trophy

This trophy was won by Edgar Stengel, member of the German team at the 1953 Madrid competition, in the Tool Making skill. It was called the International Vocational Training Competition. Given that there was scarce difference in the punctuation and performance of Mr. Stengel, the Jury requested the Organizing Committee that he and two other competitors were to be given a trophy with the "subcampeon" inscription.

Promotional paperweight

Paperweight featuring two purple koi fish. The inscription on the base reads "National Committee of WorldSkills Competition, the Republic of China (Taiwan)."

Pennant, Gijon 1962

A dark blue pennant from the 1962 competition in Gijon, a coastal city in the north of Spain which at the time had a major manufacturing centre. The event was held at the local university - Oviedo.

6th International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1957. Pennant

An original pennant from the 1957 competition in Madrid, Spain. Divided in four quadrants the flag depicts illustrated scenes of tradesmen in historical clothing plying their trade: a bricklayer, stonemason, carpenter and blacksmith.

5th International Vocational Training Competition, Madrid 1956. Pennant

A green and white pennant from the fifth international competition which was held in Madrid 6 – 25 April 1956 at the Virgen de la Paloma Vocational Training Institute. The flag features the trophy awarded to winners