A First War German “Iron Cross 1914” Matchbox Cover Auction Archive December 19th

December 19th

late Nineteenth Century

it confirmed that he was injured at Ypres on "17

measuring 38 mm x 29 mm

Although the unit is called a “volunteer” unit

A First War German “Iron Cross 1914” Matchbox Cover Auction Archive December 19thA First War (Imperial) German Iron Cross 1914 matchbox cover; constructed of pressed sheet metal (magnetic); spot welded on two points; featuring a pebbled design on all four sides; 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; with an Iron Cross 1914 stamped into the obverse in high