WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring Size:7.75 the outer strands ending with

the outer strands ending with little scrolls

A cool ladies Patek Philippe wristwatch dating from the 1970s

S&S makers mark

"Search in this head and you will find his qualities - his weapons: petrol and dum-dum - death - his friend Franz-Joseph - a pig and the German eagle - the cathedral of Reims - a parrot - a viper and Mephisto"

WW1 "I Gave Gold For Iron" Ring Size:7.75 the outer strands ending withDATE: WW1, 1914 This ring has something of an unusual story to tell It comprises a band of iron set with rose gold inner emblazoned with the words "Gold gab ich fr Eifen 1914 O. S. K." or I Gave Gold For Iron. In an effort to raise money to fight the first war, the Austro Hungarian empire revived an idea from 100 years earlier: request that citizens donated their gold jewellery to the government in exchange for iron jewellery. The first time round,