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door, railway carriage

human history
  • Other Name

    German railway carriage door with Prussian eagle crest, WW1 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    railway carriage door with Prussian eagle crest, WW1

    grey painted metal exterior with German Imperial insignia hand-painted in black on white, interior is of wooden framing and blue cotton cloth lining, door catch inside and coir matting at base of door, there is a shrapnel piece lodged in metal exterior

  • Place
    [Germany]
  • Associated Place

    Germany

    Western Front/Europe

  • Other Id

    NN119 (no number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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