A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive old repair to one side

old repair to one side of the bottom carriage

49 mm x 64 mm

On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words: "Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus" (We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died)

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A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive old repair to one sideA 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