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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 912537, member: 5833&quot;]Original question was how old.&nbsp; If the Westfalen plaque puts it sometime before 1946, &amp; conditions in Europe for a stretch of time immediately before that made tourism unlikely, we pretty much have a <i>terminus ante quem</i>.&nbsp; It&#039;s well made, but less so than I would expect for the 20s or earlier.&nbsp; I find the clasp as interesting as anything about it.&nbsp; Have never seen another quite like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I said &#039;glued in&#039; but maybe plaques sort of snapped into the frames:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]201009[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a clever system.&nbsp; (An enterprising German manufacturer might have marketed them in neighboring countries as well.)&nbsp; Unless someone can make a case for significantly older or newer, not sure we&#039;ll be able to say much more about it.&nbsp; Now watch INH come up with one just like it <i>and</i> the maker&#039;s name.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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