Germany, NSDAP. A Patriotic Swastika Brooch in Gold, British-Made, by Alfred James Cheshire visually-hidden is signed in red pencil

is signed in red pencil

the cover bearing a gilded and embossed inscription of “SR

A brief but illuminating summary of the trials and tribulations of the Balloonatics is to be found in the introduction to Alan Morris’ definitive history of the same title: "Perceiving their elongated brownish-grey skins the Allies eschewed the technical description of "gasbag

one of the attachment claws is missing and severe corrosion/oxidation is evident to the hinge

Germany, NSDAP. A Patriotic Swastika Brooch in Gold, British-Made, by Alfred James Cheshire visually-hidden is signed in red pencil(Hakenkreuz Brosche in Gold). Constructed of 9K Gold, the obverse consisting of a swastika with ribbed borders, situated within a circular ring, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, stamped with a Gold content number and the hallmark of Alfred James Cheshire, Birmingham (United Kingdom), measuring 36. 92 mm (w) x 9. 48 mm (h), weighing 0. 8 grams, a British made example retrieved from the estate of a German