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Historical note
A carton of these souvenir matchbox covers was found in a bricked-up room in Birmingham, England. The room was once the working residence of a local silversmith.
The battle honours embossed on the cover end in 1917. We can only assume that the soldier who ordered the covers for his unit never returned to collect them.
Materials
Silver
Category
Souvenirs and ephemera
Conflict
First World War (1914-18)
Location
Production Date
c. 1917