Germany, Heer. A Set Of Infantry Swallow’s Nests Auction Archive Charles Frederick Bacon Philbrook

Charles Frederick Bacon Philbrook

with a reinforcing strip in black patent leather stitched in place on the edge

a German Red Cross (DRK) Senior Assistance Badge

but it has to be remembered that the last exhibition in England

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey tresse

Germany, Heer. A Set Of Infantry Swallow’s Nests Auction Archive Charles Frederick Bacon Philbrook(Heer Schwalbennester). A matching set of Heer Infantry swallows nests, each constructed of a white cotton twill base, bearing seven bands of vertical silver aluminum wire tresses, and with an additional silver aluminum wire tresse trimmed the lower edge, the reverse of each embroidered with magnetic metal clips, one nest retaining a dark grey wool reverse liner, both unmarked and measuring 225 mm (w) x 98 mm (h), in addition to the missing backer