A Würtemberg Landesverein German Red Cross Badge By W. Mayer & Fr. W. Wilhelm Archive taking employment as a workman

taking employment as a workman in the brickyard of Thomas Irwin in the summers and as a textile operative in the textile mills of Thomas Drake and Caleb Milne in the winters

of very fine quality make with good details and fine workmanship

twisted wire wrapped

also rating extremely fine

surface wear evident on the smooth finished black upper

A Würtemberg Landesverein German Red Cross Badge By W. Mayer & Fr. W. Wilhelm Archive taking employment as a workmanA Wrtemberg German Red Cross badge; In bronze gilt with enamels, horizontal pin on back; makers marked W. Mayer & Fr. W. Wilhelm Stuttgart; measuring 30 mm diameter; overall extremely fine condition Footnote: The Wrtemberg Landesverein is a volunteer organization and was founded in 1863 to provide medical aid to wounded soldiers. In January 1921, although still remaining an independent organization, it agreed to a partnership with the German Red Cross.