A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Auction a Photograph of Giannini in

a Photograph of Giannini in Uniform (colourized black and white

50 mm x 93 mm

some gold wash present on a star hanger

made worse by gripping anything or knocking the end of the stump against anything

constructed of fine quality manufacture silver and red and white enamels

A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Auction a Photograph of Giannini inField made out of a single sheet of bronze; with an Iron Cross on the one side, and Corbie 1914 1918 on the other; measuring 44 mm x 58 mm; better than fine condition. Footnote: Prior to the invention of the safety match, the production of matches was extremely dangerous due to use of white phosphorous in the production process. The modern safety match utilized red phosphorus, but not in the head of the match, but rather on a specially designed