Gentlemen, I am in need of some assistance. Has anyone seen one of these books before and what can you tell me about when they were produced? I believe it to be of pre-1945 origin, but I'm not positive.
The book consists of 31 single sided pages with a comb binding. Each page has one to three simulated photographs and the entire page is a photograh. I do not remember seeing any of the pictures before. The cover is black cloth over cardboard with some sort of thin padding and “Niederlander in der Waffen – SS” printed in silver. All verbiage is in German, not Dutch. I see no publisher beyond the “stamp” inside the front cover which seems to be printed rather than an ink stamp.
The notes at the top of the inside cover look to be written in ink, not felt tip marker. The name and date at the bottom are in ball point pen, so they were added later.
Nothing glows when exposed to blacklight.
The backs of each page are marked Agfa Brovira with no underlines, which I believe is a legitimate wartime marking. The pages are about 19.7cm x 27cm (7¾” x 10⅝”) which does not match up to DIN sizes or to US standard sizes.
The comb binding system was developed in 1932 in Italy, so it was certainly known in Europe during WWII. The comb in this book differs from modern combs in design. Modern combs have square bottoms with a slight radius in each corner. This comb has rounded bottoms.
Thank you in advance for any information you can give me.
Alen Davidson
The book consists of 31 single sided pages with a comb binding. Each page has one to three simulated photographs and the entire page is a photograh. I do not remember seeing any of the pictures before. The cover is black cloth over cardboard with some sort of thin padding and “Niederlander in der Waffen – SS” printed in silver. All verbiage is in German, not Dutch. I see no publisher beyond the “stamp” inside the front cover which seems to be printed rather than an ink stamp.
The notes at the top of the inside cover look to be written in ink, not felt tip marker. The name and date at the bottom are in ball point pen, so they were added later.
Nothing glows when exposed to blacklight.
The backs of each page are marked Agfa Brovira with no underlines, which I believe is a legitimate wartime marking. The pages are about 19.7cm x 27cm (7¾” x 10⅝”) which does not match up to DIN sizes or to US standard sizes.
The comb binding system was developed in 1932 in Italy, so it was certainly known in Europe during WWII. The comb in this book differs from modern combs in design. Modern combs have square bottoms with a slight radius in each corner. This comb has rounded bottoms.
Thank you in advance for any information you can give me.
Alen Davidson
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