Original Imperial German WWI British Isle of Man 1914 - 15 Dated Knockaloe Internment Camp Trench Art Bone Carving on Stand German Uniforms and by 1897 he was

and by 1897 he was exhibiting his Schermuly life saving rocket at Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Exposition and winning the gold medal to boot

This is roughly equivalent to a U

Come complete in the original steel transit chest measuring:- 61" x 10" x 10"

marked US but undated

Original Imperial German WWI British Isle of Man 1914 - 15 Dated Knockaloe Internment Camp Trench Art Bone Carving on Stand German Uniforms and by 1897 he wasOriginal Item: One of a kind. On 5 August 1914, the day after World War I broke out, the British Government passed the Aliens Restrictions Act, whereby the British Government could control the movement of enemy aliens. General internment of all Germans of military age began in May 1915 following the sinking of the Lusitania. Creating the bone carvings such as this example, was one of the ways in which the men passed their time at the camp and each