Canada, Commonwealth. A No. 1 Air Observers School in Milton Winners Cigarette Case and Identification Bracelet Archive hand embroidered in flat wire

hand embroidered in flat wire on brown wool

Pieces flew off the E/A and I watched until it struck the ground and burst into flames

measuring 290 mm (w) x 370 mm (h)

(Deutscher Frauenhilfsdienst Abzeichen)

on a forest green wool backer

Canada, Commonwealth. A No. 1 Air Observers School in Milton Winners Cigarette Case and Identification Bracelet Archive hand embroidered in flat wireCigarette Case: in 925 sterling silver, weighing 139 grams, the front cover with an individual plane in silver affixed, above the engraved inscription "No. 1 AIR OBSERVER SCHOOL MILTON", the back cover plain, both inside covers with a gold coloured wash, inside front cover marked "925" (silver), maker marked with the Roden Brothers "R" and its lion insignia, marked "STERLING" and engraved "PRESENTED TO SGT. R. M. ARMSTRONG JOINT WINNER OF THE SKYWAYS