Germany. A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge GTRexclude emboss stamped "Real Roam Leather"

emboss stamped "Real Roam Leather" on the left side and named in black handwritten ink "FORBES" on the right side

It was moved out of reserve status on June 19

Numbered 8111

inscribed with the surname "Findlay" with his forename partially visible and coding after his surname on the reverse of the upper flap

the inside lined in a black cotton/rayon blend and is unmarked

Germany. A 1938 Fallersleben Volkswagen Factory Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Badge GTRexclude emboss stamped "Real Roam Leather"A 1938 Grundsteinlegung des Volkswagenwerkes badge (May 1938); in silvered bronze; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 40 mm x 31 mm; extremely fine condition. Footnote: On May 26, 1938, the Fhrer laid the cornerstone of the Volkswagen factory in Fallersleben, which was to produce the VW Beetle Kraft durch Freude Wagen Strength Through Joy Car. The factory only built a handful of cars by the start of the war, and was re tooled to produce the Type