Germany, Kriegsmarine. A POW Camp Art Model of the USS Niagara Province of China Measuring 195 mm (w) x

Measuring 195 mm (w) x 160 mm (h)

the last one dated to May 22

that he had "Defective Vision"

Stitched onto the peak is a gilded aluminum Labour-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A POW Camp Art Model of the USS Niagara Province of China Measuring 195 mm (w) x(Grabenkunst Modell). A model of the USS Niagara (the flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry at the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie) hand carved by a Kriegsmarine serviceman in Canadian captivity, of multi piece wood and cloth construction, featuring hand carved pieces recreating a stylized version of the vessel with sails, masts, and rigging visible, accompanied by a fitted wooden base, the obverse featuring a plaque bearing an inscription of NIAGARA FLAGSHIP OF