Original U.S. WWI 17th Balloon Company Ephemera & Souvenir Book Grouping with Original AEF Documents Category_MG 42 Mounts Albums for the collection and

Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors

The black paint of this scabbard is still in good shape

The text featured on the poster:

The most interesting of the 4 knives is the ornately decorated one

Original U.S. WWI 17th Balloon Company Ephemera & Souvenir Book Grouping with Original AEF Documents Category_MG 42 Mounts Albums for the collection andOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is the tremendous ephemera grouping of Sergeant 1st Class William Weigand Laird, 17th Balloon Company. The grouping contains many scarce documents relating to the Balloon Service of the AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) as well as a lovely souvenir book and an issue of the Arcadian Observer, the official balloon school magazine for the Balloon School in Arcadia, California. The grouping includes: Application for