A First War German "Souvenir" Matchbox Cover Archive nee Baumann

nee Baumann

minor contact marks on rim

WWI 148th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Browning copper

cross measures 29

all eight have stamped tin seals on the reverse and are marked "GES

A First War German "Souvenir" Matchbox Cover Archive nee BaumannHesse: Four piece construction, silvered magnetic metal Hessen button flanked by magnetic metal bullet halves on either side, all three items affixed to the front panel of the thick brass base, engraved with leafing on the front panel, the spine and the back panel, the latter also incorporating a globe, an Iron Cross and inscribed "SOUVENIR", 41 mm x 59. 3 mm x 20 mm, scattered silvering wear on the button, contact and wear evident on the back panel,