Crooks appears to have returned to his original trade of Skinner and is listed in Kilmarnock directories as a Skinner (a person that prepares or deals in hides) and Fellmonger (a dealer in hides or skins
A 1935 Einweihung Warnot - Ehrenmal badge (16
maker marks on reverse in place but difficult to read
Constructed in silvered tombac and black and pebbled red enamels
It measures 107 mm (w) x 148 mm (h) and is in very fine condition
Austria, Imperial. A Pair Of Military Merit Medals By Heinrich Kautsch Auction Archive Crooks appears to have returned(Militrverdienstmedaillen). A pair of Military Merit Medals, including a Bronze Grade award, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon with sword clasp, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Emperor Charles I, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse with a central inscription of SIGNUM LAUDIS (SIGN OF PRAISE), within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, topped by the imperial crowns