A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene GTRexclude The back reads “Oma (grandma)

The back reads “Oma (grandma) Weller & Walter Semler”

He was stuck off strength and transferred to Pool Case on January 15

The solid nickel eagle fits perfectly and exhibits fine details

(Commonwealth Gazette 4 July 1914) and

some missing pins

A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene GTRexclude The back reads “Oma (grandma)A First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover, depicting a group of German soldiers storming a trench; constructed of pressed sheet medal (magnetic); crimped on one side; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox drawer; measuring 61 mm x 40 mm; dark attractive patina with contact