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2170: Trench Art

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posted on 2024-01-12, 09:30 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team
<p dir="ltr">Many years ago the Catto family ran hotels in both Aberdeen and Stonehaven. Latterly they owned one in Aberdeen's Riverside Drive. In the foyer, a dinner gong called diners to the table. Consisting of three brass artillery shell casings and mounted on a wooden frame the shell markings indicate that once fired, they had been sent to Canada for re-filling prior to being fired once again.</p>

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Duncan Harley

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Shell casings

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Circa 1916

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Shell casings

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