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<p>[QUOTE="Barn Owl, post: 567753, member: 4864"]I picked up this locket this weekend. It's the second locket I've found with a Maltese/Iron Cross, but what makes this one unique is that it also has a garter/belt from which the cross hangs. I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on its age (earlier than WWI?) and perhaps the symbolism associated with the piece. Is it a mourning locket as I suspect?</p><p><br /></p><p>It still has both its glass panes. At least I think they're glass. They feel almost like mica to me and have a yellowish cast; their edges are sharp enough that I think I actually got a small paper-cut from one. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as value goes, do you think there's any interest in these sorts of things? I've always found objects related to the civilian side of war more interesting than militaria itself, but maybe that's just me. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]172682[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172683[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barn Owl, post: 567753, member: 4864"]I picked up this locket this weekend. It's the second locket I've found with a Maltese/Iron Cross, but what makes this one unique is that it also has a garter/belt from which the cross hangs. I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on its age (earlier than WWI?) and perhaps the symbolism associated with the piece. Is it a mourning locket as I suspect? It still has both its glass panes. At least I think they're glass. They feel almost like mica to me and have a yellowish cast; their edges are sharp enough that I think I actually got a small paper-cut from one. As far as value goes, do you think there's any interest in these sorts of things? I've always found objects related to the civilian side of war more interesting than militaria itself, but maybe that's just me. [ATTACH=full]172682[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172683[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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