German Plate
Q: I bought this plate at a house sale. It says “Deutschwehr Basar, 1916,” the initials “I.M.,” and an MZ Austria mark on the back. It’s believed to have been sent to the German American Society before the United States got involved in World War I, to be sold at auction and the money raised used to help Germans back home in the war effort. It would have come from a wealthy family.
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