Browse Items (53 total)

  • Collection: Idaho Merci Train Collection

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Brass medal with ribbons and attached oval frame. “Association Natinale des Croix de Guerre, Group de Paris,” handwritten in oval. Two ribbons are attached to the back of the oval; red, white, and blue striped ribbon, and a green and red striped…

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Blue and gold ceramic ashtray in the shape of shield. On the top the outside edges are blue with ripples on the top left and bottom right, presumably for cigarettes. Cut out in the center for ash is painted gold with a cross of Loraine. The back of…

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Bookends in a “L”shape. The end of the bookends have thin leaves etched into the wood. There is a screw in the back of each bookend to hold the bust on the other side. 1/ One of two wooden book ends with a bust of a man with hat on in traditional…

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Possible brass and copper bookmark in a small sword-like shape. The novelty is attached to three sheets of paper by string.


Inscription: On the front of the paper hand written in black ink, “ Souvenir form Verdun-1916” “Maker is “C-bus” by…

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Brass broach depicts an angel fighting a dragon. The angel is encircled in the dragon’s tail. Pin attached on the back. A gold string tied to a pin attaches a small piece of paper to the broach.

Inscription: The paper attached has written in pen…

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Ceramic figurine of a bull fighter and bull. Bull fighter is in traditional dress in gold with red tie and sash with a black hat. He is holding a sword toward the bull and waving a red flag. The bull is gold and brown, it is in a charging stance…

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Interior- (Inscription) Medal front "Reconnaissance De L'Association des mutiles des yeux de France & Des Colonies 29. Rue Guillaume Tell Paris- XVII; Au Peuple Americain." Medal front "Pour Les Yeux Qui Seteignent. Tous Pour Uni...Un Pour Tousi."…

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Wooden disk with a smoother back and engravings on the side in a wavelike pattern. Top of coaster wood is three rings carved in on the outer edge. The center is white ceramic with a large flower pattern. Center of the flower is blue. Each petal has…

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1-Rectangle burgundy box with lid, white on the inside. /2-Rectangle burgundy velvet board with inset for 6 medals. Insets have ribbon on the bottom to pull the medal out. Back is burgundy leather with wing on the back to hold up the display of…

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1-Brass square compact. Painted blue in the shape of a filled in “V” in the center on the top. Orange paint on the sides of the “V” form small brass flowers with blue dots in the center. The back is painted black. Inside is a mirror on the top and…
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