Lot 138
World War II Memorabilia, Including Shrapnel From a Soldier's Leg (1)A piece of shrapnel, 5½ x 2", taken from a soldier's leg; with band engraved, "Hong Kong,1941."
(2) Photograph album made from a Japanese Zero, the cover from the plexiglass cockpit and the binding and back from the aluminum, 7½ x 10½"; this is an American scrapbook with 28 Japanese stamps, photos of American soldiers at leisure, family photos, etc. (3) A 4 x 3½" slice of brick or tile found on the site of Sairenji Temple, the explosion center at Hiroshima.
(4)Book: Hiroshima by John Hersey, a story of six people who survived. Estimate $400 - 600
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| Realized $688 |
