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TERRACOTTA KILOMETER MARKERS SOUVENIRS OF WW1


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kilometre markers along the sacred road to Verdun in ww1 The Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way") is a road that connects Bar-le-Duc to Verdun (Meuse), France. It was given its name after the end of World War I because of the vital role it played during the Battle of Verdun
Small terracotta terminals were sold in 1927.

the terminals were produced in the workshops JUMEL Braque,

At first sight similar to the great symbolic terminals they appear as a reproduction, or those found on the Sacred Way, as also adorned with a helmet fins, these, about 13 centimeters tall differ in their inscriptions. On their side faces are the dates 1914 and 1918, while the main faces indicate the origin of the earth, for example, "Verdun" "and Flandres" and the inscription attached to it "This terminal contains a sacred piece of land of Verdun ".the other one has ,
"flandres" ( Flanders)in it

As stated in an advertisement * broadcast during the inter-war period to market these small kiosks, Veterans Affairs, and especially the Broken Faces, are closely associated with the process. Members of this association shall be present during the sampling of the earth, deposited in a terminal is then sealed under the watchful eye of a "controller of the Union of Broken Faces". Filed in a case, it is sent to the recipient with a certificate of authenticity from Colonel Picot (1862-1938), one of the founders of the association. Finally, Gaston Deblaize donated his royalties to the retirement home for veterans Moussy-le-Vieux, field "historical" Broken Faces.

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