Germany, DLV. A Motor Pilot’s Visor Cap Auction Archive machine embroidered national eagle in

machine embroidered national eagle in golden yellow threads

bombed streets

and mopped it up

These races were dangerous affairs replete with crashes and casualties and were observed with awe by a contemporary public fascinated with flying machines

and gold hallmark denoting Vienna manufacture between 1872-1922 for minor gold items

Germany, DLV. A Motor Pilot’s Visor Cap Auction Archive machine embroidered national eagle in(Deutscher Luftsportverband Schirmmtze fr Fieger). A well preserved Deutscher Luftsportverband (German Air Sports Association DLV) motor pilots visor cap, constructed of dark grey wool. The cap features reinforced sidewalls fully lined on the exterior with a ribbed black mohair cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the cap band are trimmed with lengths of dark grey wool piping, while an additional band of identical piping trims the outer edge of