Thomas Wictor
Cigarette card
A German Erdal-Kwak collector's card depicting an assault on a British position.
Erdal produced "Red Frog Brand" (Marke Rotfrosch) shoe and leather polish, while Kwak was a maker of floor wax (Bohnerwachs). Together they put out a series of Great War cards in the late twenties.
The infantrymen are quite accurately portrayed, while the flamethrower squad is more impressionistic.
Since the Treaty of Versailes had banned German flamethrowers in 1920, the card artist may not have had access to the weapon and therefore fudged its appearance.
Cigarette card
A German Erdal-Kwak collector's card depicting an assault on a British position.
Erdal produced "Red Frog Brand" (Marke Rotfrosch) shoe and leather polish, while Kwak was a maker of floor wax (Bohnerwachs). Together they put out a series of Great War cards in the late twenties.
The infantrymen are quite accurately portrayed, while the flamethrower squad is more impressionistic.
Since the Treaty of Versailes had banned German flamethrowers in 1920, the card artist may not have had access to the weapon and therefore fudged its appearance.