Reproduction Small Soldier's Porcelain Keepsake Box paper Great sweetheart item

Great sweetheart item

There are some scratches in the material and general wear around the edges

It measures 4 1/4" by 3" and is about 1 1/4" tall

These were sold as original for many years

Reproduction Small Soldier's Porcelain Keepsake Box paper Great sweetheart itemReproduction German soldier's small porcelain keepsake box. Graphics of late 1800s early 1900s soldiers. The lid says "Hier leg ich meine Waffen nieder und kehre froh zur Heimath weider" (Here I lay down my arms and return from my homeland). The inside says, "Hier in diesem tiefen Schacht, schlact derelli neur die Schlacht" (Here in this deep shaft, the battle fights again). The phrases don't translate well as they are written with a rhyming scheme.