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title: Hindenburg China Dinner Service
author: Mateus2019
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updated: 2025-08-04
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# Hindenburg China Dinner Service
_Authored by Mateus2019_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20769.png)
## Image Caption
The dinner service used on the Zeppelin airship LZ 129 *Hindenburg*. Food was prepared in a kitchen equipped with a stove with four electric rings, roasting and baking ovens, a refrigerator, and an ice machine. Dishes like trout and venison, and drinks, which included vintage wines and champagne, were delivered to the passenger deck using a dumb waiter.
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GER_%E2%80%94_BW_%E2%80%94_Friedrichshafen_%E2%80%94_Zeppelin_Museum_(LZ_129_Hindenburg_Gedeck)_Mattes_2021.jpg) by [**Mateus2019**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GER_%E2%80%94_BW_%E2%80%94_Friedrichshafen_%E2%80%94_Zeppelin_Museum_(LZ_129_Hindenburg_Gedeck)_Mattes_2021.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.