Comments: This colourful and
highly detailed German tin was produced in Dresden around 1910 to
hold a 100 Turkish cigarettes.
Albert Wilhelm Heinrich (1862-1929) was Kaiser Wilhelm's younger
brother and a Prussian Prince. He was a career sailor entering the
Imperial German Navy at the age of 15 and rising to the rank of
Grand Admiral. He had a completely different nature to his brother,
being was very popular in Northern Germany and he was considered to
be a good overseas diplomat. His 1912 trip to the United States was
particularly successful, where he won the support of the American
press and the people; of which a large proportion were of German
ancestry. He was very interested in racing cars, sailing and he held
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