Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Chicago German Lutheran Youth Association Paper Embosser, c. 1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Officers Version - In white

Officers Version - In white thread on blue Luftwaffe wool backing

There is light surface wear on both sides towards the tip

but in 1893 it was supplemented with a badge and sash

on original Bravery ribbon

MAI 1915" (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915) below

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Chicago German Lutheran Youth Association Paper Embosser, c. 1910 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Officers Version - In white(Papierprgegert). Constructed of black painted magnetic iron, decorated on the sides with hand painted flowers, featuring a functional lever arm connecting to an embossing die and pressing pad, with the die featuring an insignia consisting of a disc bearing a central crown inset with a cross and rose (classic Lutheran symbolism representing the reward of heaven following the tribulations of life informed by the peace of God, respectively), situated