A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Auction purple paper backer

purple paper backer

A Combined Pilot's & Observers Badge - In tombac

the frontal plate in silvered brass and red

50 mm x 93 mm

made worse by gripping anything or knocking the end of the stump against anything

A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Auction purple paper backerField made out of a single sheet of bronze; with an Iron Cross on the one side, and Corbie 1914 1918 on the other; measuring 44 mm x 58 mm; better than fine condition. Footnote: Prior to the invention of the safety match, the production of matches was extremely dangerous due to use of white phosphorous in the production process. The modern safety match utilized red phosphorus, but not in the head of the match, but rather on a specially designed