Adler's Collection
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poniatowski
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Say, Karel,
I have a question about the Pickelhaube with the hole in the back. That would be an exit hole, correct? Is then an entry hole on the other side?
Ron
I have a question about the Pickelhaube with the hole in the back. That would be an exit hole, correct? Is then an entry hole on the other side?
Ron
Adler
New member
At the end of last year I saw this amazing grouping for sale. My area of collecting is actually German, but I had kinda “must really have this” moment, because of the painted trunk…
This US Amercan Ambulance Service grouping once belonged to Neil Mosteller. The set contains the following:
- US Army Ambulance Service foot locker with an amazing painting of an AAS ambulance and the name of the owner
- Tunic and matching pants
- A helmet with painted red cross on the front
- Shoes and leg wraps
- Standard US belt
- 3 Letters to a certain miss Blanche Steward
- Souvenir cards from Italy
- Yearbook for Fort Riley 1917-1918
- Framed flag named to 364 ambulance company
- 60th anniversary tray
- A baseball glove
- An infantry drill regulation manuel of 1904
- A red cross arm band
The grouping was discussed on WAF at the time, and I could understand the following:
- The ribbon bars on the tunic are for service in Italy. This seems very plausible, because the ambulance on the trunk also has Italian text on it. Also the souvenirs come from Italy… Also the letters were posted in Italy…
- The red cross armband appears to be post WW1
- The US flag has France on it with the 364th Ambulance Company. Is it possible that those guys who went to Italy, started in France?
- Someone else found out that Neil Mosteller was born in 1894 and his service in the army ended late april of 1919
- The 364th was attached to the 91st Division?
- The grouping seems to have been sold in 2008, but the trunk contained more items, such as second pair of pants,underwear,2 garrison caps, doughboy hat, legion cap, personal equipment, binoculars, ration books,medals, paybook, badges, picture disc, full size Amercan flag, …
I hope that you gentlemen enjoy this grouping as much as I do and maybe you can help me find some extra information about Neil Mosteller… As you can see, I also used the pictures of the seller and also pictures of the set when it was even more complete. The best that might happen is of course that the entire grouping might come together one day…
Adler
This US Amercan Ambulance Service grouping once belonged to Neil Mosteller. The set contains the following:
- US Army Ambulance Service foot locker with an amazing painting of an AAS ambulance and the name of the owner
- Tunic and matching pants
- A helmet with painted red cross on the front
- Shoes and leg wraps
- Standard US belt
- 3 Letters to a certain miss Blanche Steward
- Souvenir cards from Italy
- Yearbook for Fort Riley 1917-1918
- Framed flag named to 364 ambulance company
- 60th anniversary tray
- A baseball glove
- An infantry drill regulation manuel of 1904
- A red cross arm band
The grouping was discussed on WAF at the time, and I could understand the following:
- The ribbon bars on the tunic are for service in Italy. This seems very plausible, because the ambulance on the trunk also has Italian text on it. Also the souvenirs come from Italy… Also the letters were posted in Italy…
- The red cross armband appears to be post WW1
- The US flag has France on it with the 364th Ambulance Company. Is it possible that those guys who went to Italy, started in France?
- Someone else found out that Neil Mosteller was born in 1894 and his service in the army ended late april of 1919
- The 364th was attached to the 91st Division?
- The grouping seems to have been sold in 2008, but the trunk contained more items, such as second pair of pants,underwear,2 garrison caps, doughboy hat, legion cap, personal equipment, binoculars, ration books,medals, paybook, badges, picture disc, full size Amercan flag, …
I hope that you gentlemen enjoy this grouping as much as I do and maybe you can help me find some extra information about Neil Mosteller… As you can see, I also used the pictures of the seller and also pictures of the set when it was even more complete. The best that might happen is of course that the entire grouping might come together one day…
Adler
joerookery
Well-known member
I don't do American either but this is extremely interesting to look at. Thank you for taking the time to post all this. Extremely interesting–well except for the mustache on the mannequin.
Adler
New member
Aaahh... the moustache... Joe, I had to take a small mannequin for this uniform, only 1.68 m height. The other available mannequins are giants... so this is actually a mannequin for 16j. old and I had to make him look a little bit older. I suppose he's lucky that I didn't find a fake beard or so... 
Adler
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Adler
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A while ago, I was able to purchase a few mannequins of 1,68 m height and a very small waist and chest. Of course I had to dress them up as the previous ambulance driver. For the German Abteilung I dressed this Leutnant of the Landwehr Kavallerie...
I hope you gentlemen like this also...
Adler
I hope you gentlemen like this also...
Adler
weirdpyramid
New member
Hey Karl
Great stuff as usual! I would only ask one question, as you seem to have a great amount of everything pre 1918 Imperial Germany you seem to have no interest in period Schirmmütze and Krätzchen? Just curious! :-k I am always curious to who/why we collect what we do and what others dont collect.
Great stuff as usual! I would only ask one question, as you seem to have a great amount of everything pre 1918 Imperial Germany you seem to have no interest in period Schirmmütze and Krätzchen? Just curious! :-k I am always curious to who/why we collect what we do and what others dont collect.