Germany, Imperial. A Durch Not Und Tod Patriotic Badge, By H. Steenaerts, With Case Archive She joined the German Workers'

She joined the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei = DAP)

complete with paper and backing plate

it is suspected that the medals made their way into her grandchildren's hands "to play with" and were found in an abandoned barn in Southern Ontario

Each patch has a white cotton backer

Germany, Imperial. A Durch Not Und Tod Patriotic Badge, By H. Steenaerts, With Case Archive She joined the German Workers'(Abzeichen). A badge of multi piece construction, illustration a silver eagle bearing a shield inscribed 1914 and surmounted by an imperial crown, affixed to a silver cross base within a circular frame inscribed DURCH NOT UND TOD, reverse presents maker mark H. STEENAERTS, G. M. 1804, horizontal pinback, measuring 40. 01 mm (w) x 40. 47 mm (h), accompanied by case constructed of cardstock, exterior lid presents an outline of a sword and DURCH NOT UND