World War One Memorabilia
Trench Art - Shell Cases
Trench Art Collectables from ebay
Dated 1917, I brought this for my Son's birthday. The Shell is dated 1917 and probably decorated in the 1920's
Shell Case, probably Italian as it's a family artifact from Florence
Two Cases we found near the Menin Road
Ypres, Belgium
- Battlefields Home Page
- Hill 60 - Zillebeke, Ypres
- Hooge - The Menin Road
- Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood
- The town of Ypres
- Tyne Cot & Passchendaele
- Polygon Wood
- The Menin Gate
- The Battlefields today
- Kemmel German Trenches
- Langemark / The Yorkshire Trench
- Poperinge - Behind the Lines
- De Akkerwinde B&B Ypres
- More WW1 Photos
- Trench Art Memorabilia
- Books and DVDs
There were millions of shells fired on the Western Front during World War One and being made from brass there is little doubt that many found there way back to the Troops homes after the war was over.
Besides decorating Shell Cases, there are various things made from them such as Match Box Holders, Ashtrays and more.
Even now, many shells, both live and used are finding there way to the surface.
Last week (April 2010) I visited the 'De Akkerwinde' Bed and Breakfast where my son and I stayed in 2009. I asked if anymore had come to the surface recently. They looked at me and said, as if it's a normal occurance, "Yes, some yesterday".
It is a normal occurance.
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