Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Artillery Shell Glass Tankard GTRexclude Duisberg and Essen

Duisberg and Essen

with decorative neck suspension

measures 33mm (w) x 38

with Luftwaffe-style eagles between the arms

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Artillery Shell Glass Tankard GTRexclude Duisberg and Essen(Patriotischer Bierkrug). Constructed of glass, the size bearing an expertly etched inscriptions of KRIEGS JAHR 1914 15 (WAR YEAR 1914 15), situated within a downward oriented semi circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, with a protruding handled fitted with a functional brass alloy hinge and thumbpiece, in turn connecting to a lid of identical construction and executed in the style of an artillery shell fuse, unmarked, measuring 8 cm (w) x 23 cm (h),