Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Austrian
In Vienna’s Neubau district, a beautiful Biedermeier townhouse has been home to the Werkstätte Carl Auböck for more than 100 years. Inside the workshop, where production continues to this day, countless objects line the shelves, walls, tabletops and desktops.
The Viennese artist and designer Carl Auböck II was one of the quirkiest and most delightful and collectible of modern designers. A rather odd duck in the world of decorative arts, he was a peculiar talent whose specialties included smaller desk accessories and tabletop pieces such as corkscrews, paperweights, letter openers, bookends and bottle stoppers. He rendered these pieces in a combination of metal — most often brass — and such elemental materials as leather, knobby wood and animal horn, creating forms that could be almost Surrealist, from hands and feet to keys, birds and amoebae.
As a boy, Auböck was precocious and artistic. He studied drawing and at the same time trained in the workshop of his father, Karl Heinrich Auböck, a popular maker of traditional bronze figurines and collectibles. In 1919, Carl II went to Germany to study at the Bauhaus, where he was a pupil of the progressive artist and theorist Johannes Itten. While the Bauhaus is most associated with the rigidly ordered, functionalist architecture of its directors Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the school was in reality a liberal, spirited place — a crucible for imaginative, playful and avant-garde art and design. It was this spirit that imbued Carl II’s work from the time he left in 1921.
In 1922 or ’23, Carl Auböck II returned to Vienna to help care for his ailing father, and he took over the business. He created the Werkstätte Carl Auböck and a legacy that earned his objects cult status among collectors. The business was passed on to his descendants, who run the atelier that is still in operation today. Today, objects designed by Carl II make up 90 percent of Werkstätte Carl Auböck’s production, joined by the creations of architect and designer Carl IV, his grandson.
Vintage Auböck designs have a special character, a patina that only emphasizes how much the pieces have been loved and used. Carl Aubock II’s small furniture items — leather- or caned-sling magazine racks; free-edge wooden side tables with tubular bronze legs; wicker serving trolleys with turned beechwood wheels — are elegant and purposeful. His bijoux desktop objects, library tools, ashtrays and barware pieces evince a kind of mirthful practicality. They seem to ask: “If you need a corkscrew, or a paperweight, or a candlestick, why not make it fun as well as functional?” And indeed, why not?
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Creator: Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Carl Auböck Vintage Pitcher
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage pitcher by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, 1950s.
Made of handblown glass, it is covered by a band of leather which develops in a handle with hand s...
Category
1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Leather, Blown Glass
Carl Auböck Coin Bottle Stopper
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage coin bottle stopper made by the Auböck Werkstätte in the 1950s.
In cast brass, it bears the Auböck stamp on the coin. In very good condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Organic Walnut Dining Chairs A7 Carl Auböck 1950s Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage authentic four ( 4 ) dining chairs model A7 from solid walnut by Werkstätte Carl Auböck und Robert Nessler, 1950s Vie...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Carl Auböck Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of bookends designed by Carl Auböck.
Category
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$5,943 / set
Mid-Century Modern Wall Beech Vintage Wardrobe with Brass Hooks by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented wall-mounted wardrobe by Carl Auböck, Vienna circa 1950, was made of beechwood slats, which were lacquered black and colorless.
Also the wardrobe features five pieces...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Horn Lighter, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Lighter for the table and for decoration by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Brass Magazine Rack Carl Auböck, 1950s Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage authentic leather brass magazine rack, which was designed by Carl Auböck, 1950s.
This iconic magazine rack shows a brass frame and a brown high quality lea...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Bookstand, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A Carl Auböck vintage Mid-Century Modern brass bookstand model no. 3606, which was designed 1950s, Vienna.
The bookstand shows beautiful brass patina ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface. The brass shows fine patina, enriched by the contrast of the wooden sides of the box...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pitcher and Bamboo Stirrer
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A glass pitcher with leather sleeve handle by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, 1950s.
A brass handle is attached to the leather sleeve and a drink stirrer in bamboo with four circular holes ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Comb by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Horn
$562 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Set of Eight Brass Hooks Carl Auböck 1950s Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage set of eight hooks from solid and partly blackened brass by Carl Auböck 1950s Vienna.
Wonderful set of eight pieces hooks number 5 like, which consists of...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Brush Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A wonderful little pen holder by Carl Auböck. Handmade in Vienna in the 1950s. A beautiful delicate sculptural piece.
Category
1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Carl Auböck Black Leather Cork Stopper
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Great leather bottle stopper with the original leather string.
Category
1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Leather
Two Bookends by Carl Auböck Brass Design Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large solid brass bookends created and manufactured by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. These outstanding objects made of solid polished and decorated brass...
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1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck III, 1960s, Alphabetical 'L' Shaped Walnut Clothes Brush
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
L-shaped coat brush designed and made by Carl Auböck III, Vienna, circa 1960.
The model 5000 alphabetical clothes brushes were designed in 1961 and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Carl Auböck Brass Key Corkscrew with Elephant
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A cast brass corkscrew featuring an Elephant designed and made by Carl Auböck II in Vienna, Austria, in the 1950s. This item was made as an exclusive corporate gift and so is a rare ...
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pincer in Brass and Braided Leather by Carl Auböck, 1950's
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pincer in Brass and Braided Leather by Carl Auböck, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Brass and braided leather
Style: Mid century, Europe
Produced by Carl Auböck workshop in...
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20th Century Austrian Scandinavian Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Carl Auböck Brass Bowls
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Set of three Carl Auböck brass bowls. Includes one each of Models #3904, #3844 & #4082. Designed in the 1950s, these incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowls are executed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,465 / set
12 Pcs. Dining Cutlery, Stainless Steel, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
12 pieces of dining cutlery by Carl Auböck. Containing 4 forks, 4 knives, and 4 spoons.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Knife and Fork, Horn and Metal, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A knife and a fork, handle made of horn by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Magazine Rack by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Manufactured by Werkstätten Auböck. brass and leather.
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brush by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Horn
Coin Tray, Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A coin tray made of brass by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Key Cork Screw, Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A cork screw made of brass in shape on a key by Carl Auböck.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Nutcracker Style 1 by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
For five generations the design house of Carl Aubock has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vie...
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$420 / item
3 Pcs., Small Cooking Pots, Ceramic, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Three cooking pots in various colours by Carl Auböck.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
3 Pcs., Small Cooking Pots, Ceramic, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Three cooking pots in various colours by Carl Auböck.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Pair of Bottle Openers in Leather and Steel, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck set of two leather and steel bottle openers, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck Pair of #4102 Bookends "Spectator", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #4102 bookends "Spectator", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3791 "Body" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3791 "Body" vase, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$939 / item
Carl Auböck #3853 Vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3853 vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wire
Carl Auböck #3975 "Collar" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3975 "Collar" vase, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4272-1 Corkstopper "Rooster", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4272-1 corkstopper "Rooster", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4057 Sculpture "Athlete", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4057 sculpture "Athlete", Austria
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4271 Wall Sculpture "Napoleon", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4271 wall sculpture "Napoleon", Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7252-1 Fruit Sieve, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7252-1 Fruit Sieve, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,711 / item
Carl Auböck #5971-1 Corkstopper "Modern Key", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5971-1 Corkstopper "Modern Key", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3544 Pen or Brush Rest in Brass and Brown Leather, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3544 pen or brush rest in brass and brown leather, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7240 Vase "Single Noose", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7240 Vase "Single Noose", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wire
Carl Auböck #4220-1 Corkstopper Hand "Wrist", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4220-1 corkstopper hand "Wrist", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7252-3 Fruit Sieve in Patinated Brass, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7252-3 Fruit Sieve in patinated brass, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7226-2 Fruit Sieve, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7226-2 Fruit Sieve in patinated brass, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,515 / item
Carl Auböck #4568 Cork Screw "Horn", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4568 cork screw "Horn", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck #4280 Oval Cup, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4280 oval cup, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$427 / item
Carl Auböck #3687 Corkscrew "Key", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3687 corkscrew "Key", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck Pair of #1928 Bookends "Hands", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #1928 bookends "Hands", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brass Key Corkscrew by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
For five generations the design house of Carl Auböck has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vienna. Mixing old world craftsmanship with Bauhaus design, materials such as brass, leather, wood and horn are transformed in eccentric, imaginative modern objects.
This solid brass key...
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7127 Letter Opener "Flat", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7127 letter opener "Flat", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7228 Vase with Ring, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7228 Vase with Ring, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4275 Corkscrew "Foot" with Sheath, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4275 Corkscrew "Foot" with Sheath, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck #4206-C Ashtray, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4206-C ashtray, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$481 / item
Carl Auböck #3980-2 Candleholder, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3980-2 Candleholder, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Patinated #4982-2 Wall Hooks, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Patinated #4982-2 Wall Hooks, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4279 Round Cup, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4279 round cup, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
$427 / item
Carl Auböck Snakeskin Wrapped Brass Pipe Stand
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and snakeskin pipe stand by Austrian industrial designer Carl Auböck, c.1950s. The curved brass frame is partially wrapped in a tan and brown snakeskin.
Dimensions:
5" widt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Comb by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Horn
Glass and Brass Decanter by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decanter by Austrian industrial designer Carl Auböck, circa 1950. The glass decanter is set in an brass stand with leather wrapped stem. Marked Germany.
Dimensions
17” length x 1...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Umbrella Stand Design Carl Auböck Metal Wickerwork Werkstätte Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Umbrella Stand design Carl Auböck Werkstätte Vienna 1950s made of blacked metal combined with wickerwork. A quite discreet but useful piece which fits to every room without being too...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Metal
Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 599 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 369 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Werkstätte Carl Auböck were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Walter Bosse, Karl Hagenauer, and Franz Hagenauer. Prices for Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $145 and can go as high as $27,073, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $823.
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