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58600: Trench Art Candle Holder made from Shell Case

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posted on 2024-02-23, 23:00 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

The term 'Trench Art' covers itmes made by the soldier's themselves, or by locals and sold as souvenirs.

Made from a cut-down 18 pdr shell case, with added handle. The case was manufactured in 1916 and last refilled in November 1917.

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Identifier

8953.cpd| 3611.jpg|GWA_1906_trench_art_1_resize.jpg 3612.jpg|GWA_1907_trench_art_2_resize.jpg 3613.jpg|GWA_1908_trench_art_3_resize.jpg

Subject

Unknown

Date

November 1917 - 1918

Date Created

01/11/1917

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1918

Source

Artifact

Medium

Metal

Type

Memorabilia

Pages

1, 2, 3

Number of Pages

3

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Lewis Trickey

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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