Lot 03069

A rare example of a WWI souvenir (pendant) crafted from the wreckage of the German Zeppelin LZ-55 (tactical designation LZ-85) which, while flying over Salonica, was damaged by fire from the battleship HMS Agamemnon on 5 May 1916 and it came down in the nearby Vardar (Axios) marshes. 9cm. in length, marked “LZ 55 SALONICA”. Framed, together with a photo showing the reconstructed skeleton of the Zeppelin at the White Tower. Ready to hang. VF.