<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Forget France: The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-museum-robbery-musee-du-louvre-closed-for-exceptional-reasons/aabe4c60-19e9-41da-930d-9763d1c095b4" rel="" target="" title="Louvre Museum jewelry heist"><span>Louvre Museum jewelry heist</span></a><span> was a classic case of German efficiency.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Photos of a German-made </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/paris-prosecutor-says-stolen-louvre-jewels-worth-an-estimated-102-million/302acebc-b6f1-4aa8-90a2-5cf443f02b55" rel="" target="" title="freight lift that the thieves"><span>freight lift that the thieves</span></a><span> used in a lightning-fast daylight heist at the Louvre have gone viral. And its manufacturer is now riding high from the unexpected endorsement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alexander Böcker, the managing director and third-generation owner of Böcker Maschinenwerke GmbH, told The Associated Press that when he and his wife saw the images online, they were "shocked that our lift had been misused for this robbery."</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/michele-bullock-warning-quantum-computing/eecf891b-ac66-4d9a-9724-6352b76fc4c5"><strong><span>Top banker reveals 'scary' new threat coming for your money</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Once the initial shock had subsided, black humour took over," he wrote in an email to the AP.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities say the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-museum-robbery-what-we-know/963154c2-d75c-4f49-83bf-a629327a079a" rel="" target="" title="thieves spent less than four minutes inside the Louvre"><span>thieves spent less than four minutes inside the Louvre</span></a><span> on Sunday morning. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They wheeled the freight lift up to the museum, rode the basket up the façade, forced open a window, smashed display cases and grabbed priceless Napoleonic jewels before spiriting away on motorbikes through central Paris.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-heist-how-a-german-freight-lift-became-an-unexpected-social-media-star/67393797-b144-4634-a13c-9490104f9286" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It didn't take long for the Germans to seize on the marketing opportunity. By Monday morning, Böcker's company had come up with a social media post featuring a photo of the freight lift — which is typically used for furniture and construction — and a slogan in German that translates to "when something needs to be done quickly".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The post also touts the ability of the "Böcker Agilo" to transport up to 400 kilograms of "your treasures" at a speed of 42 metres per minute. And it moves "whisper quiet" thanks to its 230 Volt E-Motor, the post says.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We had hoped for a bit of attention and some good humour, but the feedback was overwhelming," Böcker wrote on Thursday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I can understand that not everyone shares this sense of humour, but the vast majority laughed heartily."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the freight lift is not permitted to transport humans, Böcker said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Crown jewels, yes. 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