Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Newly Listed maker marked “Paul Schulze &

maker marked “Paul Schulze & Co

Instituted 1888 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

Temke became a naturalized citizen in July 1936

An extremely well-preserved edition of “Der Luftkrieg” (“The Air War”)

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Newly Listed maker marked “Paul Schulze &(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue), Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three