Treuchlingen, Gebrüder Aurnhammer, 1949. Printed envelope (10.9 x 7.2 cm) with folded handwritten leaf, and three samples of fine gold thread.

A "time capsule" of the bullion trade. This sample has remained untouched for over 70 years. The firm, Gebrüder Aurnhammer was a gold and silver fiber factory in Bayern (south Germany) active from ca. 1920 until the 1960s. first in Treuchlingen, later in nearby Weißenburg.