Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Chicago German Lutheran Youth Association Paper Embosser, c. 1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac There is light surface wear

There is light surface wear on both sides towards the tip

MAI 1915" (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915) below

1897 in Blackburn

The document is signed in blue crayon by Major General and Division Commander Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma

on original Bravery ribbon

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Chicago German Lutheran Youth Association Paper Embosser, c. 1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac There is light surface wear(Papierprgegert). Constructed of black painted magnetic iron, decorated on the sides with hand painted flowers, featuring a functional lever arm connecting to an embossing die and pressing pad, with the die featuring an insignia consisting of a disc bearing a central crown inset with a cross and rose (classic Lutheran symbolism representing the reward of heaven following the tribulations of life informed by the peace of God, respectively), situated