posted on 2024-02-23, 13:54authored byGreat War Archive Project Team
Trench art Shell Case made into a spill holder (container for a flame source), probably produced by locals behind the lines to sell as a souvenir. Highly engraved but the name plate is blank, perhaps ready to be filled according to the buyer's wishes.
History
Identifier
3614.jpg|
GWA_1909_trench_art_4_resize.jpg|
Subject
Unknown
Date
1914 - 1918
Date Created
01/08/1914
Temporal Coverage
31/12/1918
Source
Artifact
Medium
Metal
Type
Memorabilia
Contributor
Richard Marshall | Lewis Trickey
Rights
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor