I have seen one or two of these come up for sale over the years but dont know much about them. I assume they were made by sweethearts or mothers honoring their loved ones service. This is the only one that I have seen for a machine gunner. A friend of mine found this in a thrift store recently and I acquired it from him. It was framed in the original frame which was a bit worse for wear. I thought about it long and hard and decided to protect it better (with acid free backing) and improve the frame. Final decision was made when I noted a few dead bugs behind the glass in the original framing. I kept the tan original mat intact as it would have disrupted things too much to remove it from the piece. I improved a bit of water staining on it by including a second mat in the final framing whcih covers the staining The vet is named in pencil on original backing which I saved. Can anyone tell me what these are called? I believe it is Ludendorff and Hindenburg depicted at the bottom? Thanks for looking
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It's the Kaiser and Hindenburg....can't help with anything else except "I like it".......
John G.Comment
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Great piece, maybe one day I'll have your luck at the junk store
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I want I want I Want
EricComment
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A nice piece.pseudo-expertComment
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Kevin
Here,s one I picked up from a German seller. When I received it the glass was broken. But it allowed to see some writting in the margin.
EricComment
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I had to replace the glass., Didnt do a very good job of the boarder.
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Thanks
Thanks Eric for sharing that-these are interesting-seem very personal for the vet. I love the colors and old English lettering. I appreciate all your comments. I almost passed on this as I have very little wall space anymore-but the price was right, and now re-framed I am pretty excited about it.Comment
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The German text on the bbacK.
"Onkel Otto Tauscher, gestorben durch Schlaganfall KroisKeller(??) - Eis-Keller - Stadt Au"
uncle Otto Tauscher, died by apoplexy, KroisKeller(???), Eis-Keller, Stadt Au (there is a town in
Saxonia called Aue).
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Thanks GerdanOriginally posted by Gerdan View Post
I,ve no idea what the text means on mine. Love Kevin,s anything MG I just drool.
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Very cool. I have a feeling these are memorial items for loved ones killed in the war.Comment
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