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Title	Matchbox holder with devil appliqué
Alternate Title	Matchbox holder with Yankee Division and AEF appliqués
Inscription Title	103RD M.G. B'N, YD, A.E.F.
Publisher	[Place of production not identified] : [Producer not identified], [between 1914 and 1918]
Physical Description	1 matchbox holder : metal ; 7 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm
Summary	Matchbox holder is made of polished metal, with an appliqué of what appears to be a devil on one side, with one leg crossed over the other. Above the devil is inscribed "103RD", with "M.G. B'N" below. On the other side of the holder is an appliqué of the diamond-shaped Yankee Division (26th Infantry Division) symbol, with a blue "YD" with letters intertwined. Underneath is a circular appliqué with a ring of blue around a ring of white around a red circle, with the letters "A.E.F" above two downward-pointing chevrons or arrows inscribed within.
Notes	Title by cataloger.
LC Subject Headings	United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--History. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--Insignia. United States. Army. Division, 26th--History. United States. Army. Division, 26th--Insignia. Smoking paraphernalia. Devil, depicted. Devil in art. Chevrons, depicted. Engraving (Metal-work), depicted. Appliqué, depicted. Painting, depicted. Enamel and enameling, depicted. Art--20th century. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Collectibles. World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war.
Other Headings	trench art Matchbox holders
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918)
Personal Collection	WWI Hunter Collection
Call #	REALIA 02097
Item #	850405
OCLC number	945210936

Matchbox holder with devil appliqué

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