redcross

quick translation the sacred heart of Jesus protects Belgium For Humanity, For Country without seeing a picture I would guess it was a war relief fund raising medal

during the Weimar period, I am aware of the Red Cross order 1st & 2nd class which are well documented in the standard works was there also a rare "special class" or is this a fantasy medal as it does not appear in anything I have I've attatched a 1st class award for some color

kriegshilfe is war relief, and did fall under the Red Cross, there is a series of these, and perhaps more will come out of hiding, the Austrian ones have been trickling out, everytime I think I know the whole series, sometihing new shows up.

I'll make a guess its nice old ribbon perhaps recycled from another bar and I suspect that from the holes left from where it had been sewn before but the thing most striking is the non-combatant EK is hanging from a ribbon that is of incorrect width what more might be wrong I leave for our expert to reveal I know I have plenty to learn

I like weights, even if I haven't found them very useful and I wonder how many people have accurate scales, probably less than those who have blacklights which I find more useful, as there seem to be a number of people putting together "old" ribbon bars & medal groups

a nice award, not often seen

the best oil is personal gun oil is a good choice I picked up some silicone oil from an older copier [fusser assembly] which I rather like [its also what they use on gun rags] whiile many like wd40 it does get gummy over time there is nothing wrong with sewing machine oil I understand there is still surpuls comsomline arround cheap - this was made for storage some people still like it - it has a special smell

for a long time I found them useful to hang from a wall many people found them more frightening than the swords, perhaps because there were more of them

Don't clean oil steel to prevent rust, and sticking if there is rust... oil can prevent it from spreading remember you are dealing with something that is plated wiping with an oily cloth is safest conservation is what you want to think

Here's a Cuban Red Cross Order

Here is one of my favorities

I've also been sort of watching for a book covering these, and have yet to find one part of the problem is the number of countries such a book would need to cover I tend to gravitate to ones having either a Red Cross or a stretcher and there seem more than I could ever hope to catalog

your document shows signs that appear like foxing, if it is foxing, you may way to contact a paper conservator to stabilize and prevent any further damage. it might not be needed, but I'd rather an expert advised you. what might this be, I'm having trouble reading the fine print thanks

if you have to frame an original document and you plan to display it out of direct sunlight there is nothing wrong with most document frames the real problem is - the mats and backings that do with them that's where you want the acid free paper and most art supply stores can supply you with these recomendation don't use the paper products that come with cheap frames don't fold or trim your doument so it first in the frame don't use scotch tape for anything there are times when you don't want a document to touch the glass, that is why you have document mats and don't forget the dust cover for the back

I've seen them, but what are they precisely? Thanks

certainly an option for those who live near cities is to look for map drawers - print files archiects used to use them for blueprints, many have become surplus, of course you can also buy these new the steel ones should be safe there are wooden ones and they should have outgassed much of the harmful vapors after 25 years some larger art supply stores actually stock them my frustration at this point is having cased and uncased medals I like looking at the drawers seeing medals drawers having mostly cases are not as interesting and often you forget what is acutally inside them I know not to sepparate the medals and their cases as later they often don't get back together but I do wish I could have the cases open and on display but such deep drawers take too much space andd $$$$ and a fun concervation note, most issue cases are not archival, what can be done?

certainly an option for those who live near cities is to look for map drawers - print files archiects used to use them for blueprints, many have become surplus, of course you can also buy these new the steel ones should be safe there are wooden ones and they should have outgassed much of the harmful vapors after 25 years some larger art supply stores actually stock them my frustration at this point is having cased and uncased medals I like looking at the drawers seeing medals drawers having mostly cases are not as interesting and often you forget what is acutally inside them I know not to sepparate the medals and their cases as later they often don't get back together but I do wish I could have the cases open and on display but such deep drawers take too much space andd $$$$ and a fun concervation note, most issue cases are not archival, what can be done?

many thanks to all you have given me further avenues of inquiry I shall persue them

I'm trying to learn something about Gyselings, Fernand - born Ronse Belgium 24/03/1882 died Buchenwald 08/09/1944 prisoner # 54712 I know he was a Belgian, but probably not a Jew, I know the Belgian Red Cross awarded him a Medal of Honor, I'd like to learn something more about him, any suggesstions? thanks

I was wondering if anyone has any information on medals of the Belgain Royal Academy of Medicine, I beleive this is an example thanks

I saw a picture of what someone claimed was an Albanian Red Cross medal sadly I have no picture it was a black [or red] enamel 2 headed eagle and it had a red cross on its belly does this sounddd familiar and if so what was it? I was told it was from the period of Italian occupation thanks

I have a few questions with regard to the Portugal - Red Cross Order specifically how many classes, and what the classses consist of I've heard two answers 6 or 8 classes would appreciate the correct answer I know there is a star and sash there is a neck ribbon and star perhaps a neck ribbon without star 2 different enamel breast crosses one of which seems to come with or without a rosete and 3 unenameled crosses [g,s,b] what am I missing or what have I only imagined thanks

I am told that the enamel is important, laying aside the reproductions which use plastic, the high rounded enamel is the original issue, while those with low flat enamel are "later replacements" there was supposed to be an article about this in a German medals journal,

that's a great medal, I' love to find something like that, I have seen very few Korean Red Cross medals, and only have a Merit medal and a North Korean RC badge. Congratulations. Named medals are in a special class, be sure to keep the info with the medal, so it can be passed on to its next owner when the time comes.

while it is generally safe to copy things printed prior to 1929, after that date things change, and may be protected. It is not legal to copy a whole copyrighted book for personal use EVER. The fair use provision has ALWAYS been for sections and educational use - copying and giving to others violates this - basically you've got to do it yourself, for yourself. As for government publications, certainly not all are public domain. Be carefull, avoid theft.