Item #68539 : Original period manufacture. Purchased about 20 years ago in Germany. Oval shaped wall hanging measuring 4.25 inches in width. The wood looks to be that used in an early aircraft or airship propeller. At center are two brass framed photo ovals, wife on the left, husband on the right, with the man wearing a sailors service cap with visible cap tally. What I can clearly make out is the abbreviated word Abtl. followed by what appears to be a word beginning with the letters FL, the word to the left is pretty much a blur to my eyes. Above the picture frames is a tiny brass propeller, below a 1914 Crown W Iron Cross, with a hand painted year date of 1918. Around the frame is a braided cord in red and black, the colors of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg.