$30.00
This is a terrific original photograph, measuring 4 1/2″ x 6 5/8,” that shows a balloon crew preparing their base camp for operations. In the foreground we see some of the men building the balloon’s hanger. In the background we can see the balloon, which is inflated and ready for flight. A penciled description is on the reverse.
This is a terrific original photograph, measuring 4 1/2″ x 6 5/8,” that shows a balloon crew preparing their base camp for operations. In the foreground we see some of the men building the balloon’s hanger. In the background we can see the balloon, which is inflated and ready for flight. A penciled description is on the reverse.
This is a terrific original photograph, measuring 4 1/2″ x 6 5/8,” that shows a balloon crew preparing their base camp for operations. In the foreground we see some of the men building the balloon’s hanger. In the background we can see the balloon, which is inflated and ready for flight. A penciled description is on the reverse.
$250.00
his is a fascinating framed patriotic poster from during the Great War. Similar items were employed by all of WW I’s participants to boost home front morale, recruit troops, encourage home front volunteering, AND raise additional funds for an increasingly expensive war effort. Our offering today depicts a design for an Imperial German War Bond. It is printed in black, blue, green, and gold ink. The poster is in excellent condition. Although it was framed later in the 20th Century, its simple style is compatible with its originating time period. The frame is high-quality, while the poster itself boasts a double matte. The outer matte is white, while the inner matte is black. Within the matting, the poster measures 10” x 12 ½.” Its black frame measures 19” x 21 ½.”
This is a fascinating framed patriotic poster from during the Great War. Similar items were employed by all of WW I’s participants to boost home front morale, recruit troops, encourage home front volunteering, AND raise additional funds for an increasingly expensive war effort. Our offering today depicts a design for an Imperial German War Bond. It is printed in black, blue, green, and gold ink. The poster is in excellent condition. Although it was framed later in the 20th Century, its simple style is compatible with its originating time period. The frame is high-quality, while the poster itself boasts a double matte. The outer matte is white, while the inner matte is black. Within the matting, the poster measures 10” x 12 ½.” Its black frame measures 19” x 21 ½.” An open-beaked black Imperial German war eagle’s head (accented with gold highlights) dominates the poster’s top section. A white dove flies immediately below the eagle, its outstretched wing almost caressing the eagle’s neck. The dove, whose details are outlined in blue/green, carries a gold-leaf olive branch in its beak. The two birds are soaring above a stylized German countryside that greatly resembles those depicted in Medieval German woodcuts. The poster’s bottom section features the title “Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe” (War Bond Design). Its artist’s name, K. Gigrift, appears beneath the bottom right section of the countryside. More production information appears at the poster’s bottom. The lower left corner reads “Entwurf (Design): RmK Sigrift, Stuttgart-Kaltenthal.” The lower right corner reads “Lith. u. Druck: Eckstein & Stähle, Kgl. [Königlich] Hofkunstanstalt, Stuttgart” (Lithographer & Printer: Eckstein & Stähle Royal Court Printing Works, Stuttgart. It is a very handsome poster that did what it could to help promote funding the war effort.
$75.00
This is a matted photograph that depicts two balloons. The matted photograph measures 6 1/4″ x 7 3/4.” The actual photograph housed within the matting measures 4″ x 5 3/4.” A large group of men is watching the proceedings on what appears to be a testing field. The date 19 April 1901 appears at the matte’s bottom.
This is a matted photograph that depicts two balloons. The matted photograph measures 6 1/4″ x 7 3/4.” The actual photograph housed within the matting measures 4″ x 5 3/4.” A large group of men is watching the proceedings on what appears to be a testing field. The date 19 April 1901 appears at the matte’s bottom.
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$30.00
This is an original photograph measuring of a zeppelin’s bow (which I cannot identify). It appears similar in some ways to the Sachsen, but differences can be noted.
This is an original photograph measuring of a zeppelin’s bow (which I cannot identify). It appears similar in some ways to the Sachsen, but differences can be noted.
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