Everything's chrome-plated today – the thinnest of steel, zinc, even plastic! You can usually tell because the weight doesn't seem right. And the workmanship is often sloppy and not made to last – which you notice when the thin layer of chrome starts peeling off after a few weeks and the metal underneath gets rusty. (We've seen real sponges left on chrome plate go brown in less than a week.) The next few articles we present are also chrome-plated – but with a difference: the metal below is solid nickel-plated brass. In other words, built to last. And rustless – we promise. All of them are manufactured in Germany or Italy with a copper content of around 60%.

Slip our dryer on to the kitchen or bathroom radiator and you have the simplest and most sensible device to hang and dry your small towels, kitchen cloths and other small things on. It has an adjustable frame that can be adapted to radiators with a projection of up to 11 cm.

Everything is chrome-plated these days: the thinnest steel sheets, die-cast zinc and even plastic. You can usually tell by the weight. However, chrome plating is often poor and inadequate. You notice it - usually too late - when the wafer-thin layer of chrome peels off after a few weeks and the metal underneath starts to rust or react. (There are chrome-plated steel appliances on which, for example, a natural sponge will turn brown within a few days). Under the chrome layer of our Giese appliances, however, is solid and additionally nickel-plated brass. So you can be sure that these items are durable and will not rust.