Napkin rings for the Mess made of brass tubing (possibly a shell) in Coat of Arms on side commemorating famous battles of WW1.Gold napkin rings, home made of Brass. Possible made from a shell with emblem/Shield Commemorating a battle of WW1. 1. Emblem includes Coat of Arms and name of Amiens. 2. Emblem includes Coat of Arms and name of Bapaume. 3. Emblem includes Coat of Arms and name of Albert Town, Somme.1. Coat of Arms Amiens. 2. Coat of Arms Bapaume. 3. Coat of Arms Albert.passchendaele barracks trust, trench souvenirs

Item in the collection re Wing Commander Leonard Bacon OBE. Refer Cat No. 7510.2 for his extensive service history. Two casings of .50 Calibre bullets mounted on a metal base. Casings include lead projectile at the end. Metal base is round with 3 layers like a plinth and comes to a point at the end for the lead bullet.trench art, souvenirs

Trench Art made from brass ordnance pieces. The base & stand are made from a 75 mm shell casing & a .50 cal projectile. The top is made from a .50 cal, .303 projectile to form a Lightning Fighter aircarft.“75 mm. M18 LOT 2 - 1306 - 28 BB, CO 1941”military history, trench art, souvenirs, ashtrays

This tray was sent home by a soldier called Ern Goodridge. Believed to be WX34399 Hughie Ernest Goodridge. Serving tray made out of 11 strips of different timbers. All edges are curved. At the ends are metal handles that have been chromed.In the centre of the tray inscribed on a metal plaque "NEW GUINEA 1943"new guinea, trench art, souvenirs, wwii

Item souvenired by VX76842 George Lunn 2/9 Fld Coy, refer Cat No 5581 for his service history.Trench art ashtray made from artillery shell base approx 85mm dia, a buddha type figure is attached via screw thread, the base has 6 Japanese figures, there are 2 numbers "7" & "F", item has been chrome plated.trench art, japanese, souvenirs, lunn

Belonged to Keith David Livingston VX136969 2nd AIF. Refer Cat No 1911P for service history. Made from sections of 5 colours of tooth brush handles to represent a "Pacific Star" Service Ribbon. Two rings on back of Pacific Star Ribbon.model making, military history - souvenirs, trench art

The 2 items were presented to “DAVID M KEARIN by the Gun Crew HMAS COOTAMUNDRA. “KEARIN D M No R 41516 RAN 1952-58”.1) & .2) Trench Art made from brass 40 mm shell casings. Engraving is along the length of the caseings..1) & .2) “40 mm M4 LOT 175 1951 (up arrow) AN HMAS COOTAMUNDRA 1957”military history - trench art, ornaments, souvenirs

.1) & .2) A pair of steel 20 mm cannon shells made into pepper & salt shakers. Brass nose caps have been drilled out, one has 1 hole & the other 3. The sides are painted red & yellow. A brass shell case is crimped down onto the cannon shell. The copper driving band is unused..1) Salt: “ Nose cap: Lot 2-50424-214-42”, Shell: “Lot 50424-178 1942 KOP M” , Base: “20MM-M21 1942 GMS” .2) Pepper: Nose cap: “Lot 2-50424-214-42”, Casing: “Lot 50424-178 1942 KOP”, Base: “20MM-M21 1942 GMS”military history-souvenirs, trench art

WW 11 Trench Art vases possibly made from 40 mm shell casings..1) Tall Vase made from shell casing. .2) Tall vase made from shell casing.military armaments, souvenirs, trench art

Item was in the collection that relates to James Patterson McCall “MM” No 6401 AIF, refer Cat No 2925 for his service history.Rimmed rifle cartridges soldered base to base, a bullet mounted, all in the form of a crucifix. The base is a small amount of beaten copper with a 6 leaf pattern. On the crucifix is a statue of crucified Jesus with a Rising Sun badge behind his head. The figurine looks like it is made from brass. military history - souvenirs, trench art

Souvenir Trench Art cigarette lighter three sections made from shell case1941 20mm BBC

The first Battle of Ypres (French: Premiere Bataille de Flandres . German: Erste Flandernsschlacht,19th October - 22 November 1914) was Battle of the First World War fought on the Western Front around Ypres in West Flanders Belgium.WW 1 Brass Trench Art Souvenir Letter Opener. Configured from a bullet on which is mounted a German Crown Button.and a piece of sheet brass from a shell casing.Inscribed on blade of letter opener is Souvenirs Ypres.

A trench art souvenir of HMAS Australia. This brass ashtray is apparently made from part of a propellor. The HMAS Australia was a heavy cruiser class fighting ship which was commissioned by the RAN on the 24th September, 1928 and de-commissioned on the 31st August, 1954.The ashtray has the following stamped inscription across the top rim. "H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA", "1928 - 1954".trench art, brass, ashtray, ran, navy, world war 2, ww2, hmas australia,

Trench Art is where souvenirs are made out of scrap from the battlefield.Two models of a sailing ship, possibly arab dhow, made out of a single 20mm shell.Engraved "BBC, 1942, 20mm".trench art, souvenir, model ships

Brass shell case. Engraved as trench artBody has 1 mm dot punched close pattern leaving 2 x 13 cm high heart shaped spaces on opposite sides. One space is engraved with AMF Rising Sun badge under which is Australian Coat of Arms. Other space: "SOUVENIR DE LA GURRE (Sic) 1914 1919" On base: St, G, 62, APRIL 1917, "HL" over "25" world war one, france, trench art, western front, shell case, ww, world war one, france, trench art, western front, shell case, ww

Wrist badge for self identifiaction made by 2381 C.W. Smith as Trench Art during service in WW1Manufactured during WW1 by C.W. Smith as an item of identification in case of an adverse occurrence during his operational serviceHand made metal map of Australia with brown leather band hand stitched and brass metal buckle“2381 C.W.SMITH/1ST FIELD SQDN./A.N.Z. MTD DIV M.” Inscribed on front of metal mapwrist, badge, metal

Artillery shells were designed to be recycled and spent shells were returned to the munitions factory for re-filling, a mark engraved upon the head-stamp at each re-filling. Millions upon millions of shells were recycled and re-fired. Relationships with ‘objects’ were forged as recycled objects of conflict were welcomed into people’s homes. Such objects were embodied with personal experiences of war, later to become objects textured with memory, remembrance, and longing – attributes that clearly go beyond an object’s form and function. 18-Pounder Artillery Shells: The Great War Recycled and Re-Circulated Categories :Material Culture Machine Subscribe Share on facebook Share on twitter The intention of war is to kill, to maim and to destroy using, for example, the agency of 18-pounder artillery shells (so-called because they weighed 18 pounds). The shells were loaded in to the 18-pounder field guns used by the Royal Artillery and targeted to destroy German batteries and trenches as well as to shoot down aeroplanes. Horse-drawn field gun, Canal du Nord, France. Taken by First World War photographer David McLellan. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA Horse-drawn field gun, Canal du Nord, France. Taken by First World War photographer David McLellan. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA In Under Fire, Henri Barbusse recounts how the incessant and diabolical din of war constantly bombarded the soldier body with the unendurable noise of bursting shells that caused pain to the ears (Barbusse 2010 [1933]: 207). The noise was so ‘monstrously resounding’ that one felt ‘annihilated by the mere sound of the downpour of thunder’ (Barbusse 2010 [1933]: 206). Artillery shells were designed to be recycled and spent shells were returned to the munitions factory for re-filling, a mark engraved upon the head-stamp at each re-filling. Millions upon millions of shells were recycled and re-fired. A mound of spent shell cases, Nord, Nord-pas-de-Calais, France. Taken by war photographer, Tom Aitken, 1918. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA. A mound of spent shell cases, Nord, Nord-pas-de-Calais, France. Taken by war photographer, Tom Aitken, 1918. Available via the National Library of Scotland as CC BY-NC-SA. People’s experience of the First World War did not end with the armistice. Whilst the noise of the artillery had ceased, the noise of war was remembered. Harry Patch on arriving home injured recalled being ‘jumpy for a while’ with the least noise prompting him to dive for cover (2009: 114). Something else materialised. Relationships with ‘objects’ were forged as recycled objects of conflict were welcomed into people’s homes. Such objects were embodied with personal experiences of war, later to become objects textured with memory, remembrance, and longing – attributes that clearly go beyond an object’s form and function. The head-stamp of these particular shells displays the British broad arrow and the initials ‘EOC’ indicates that they were made at the Elswick Ordnance Company, England; the initials ‘CF’ signal that the charge was loaded with cordite, a standard propellant. Spent shells were illicitly scavenged from massive mounds by both soldiers and civilians alike to become personal souvenirs or to swap or sell. Spent artillery shells were crafted, often using a hammer and a bent nail. The crafting of trench art reflects the construction of an identity that offers momentary relief from the hell experienced in the trenches. The lid of an 18Pounder shell which has been adapted for use as an ash tray.Lot 27 1927, 18Pr, III, EOC, C/F, Defence broad arrow,

Miniature model of a WW2 era Lockheed P-38 Lightning twin engine aircraft mounted on a bakelite base. The aircraft is supported by a central, chromed bullet vertically mounted on the bakelite base to form a stand. The plane and central support have been made from chromed metal materials. The RAAF was equipped with a small number of these aircraft, commencing in 1942, which were used for front line photographic reconnaissance duty. The first version of the Lockheed P-38 was introduced in 1941 by the USA Lockheed aircraft company as a heavy fighter.Nilplane, trench art, p-38, lightning, lockheed, lockheed lightning, souvenir

Miniature model of a WW2 era Avro Anson twin engine aircraft mounted on an ashtray. The aircraft is supported by a curved arm attached to the circular ashtray base. The base has a small metal RAAF 'winged eagle' insignia attached to the front edge. The items have been made from chromed metal materials. The RAAF was equipped with Avro Anson aircraft in the late 1930 period prior to WW2. These aircraft were used by the RAAF for general and maritime reconnaissance and training throughout WW2 and into the early 1950s. The first version of the Avro Anson was developed in 1935 by the British Avro aircraft company.Chromed metal RAAF 'winged eagle' insignia on the front edge of the base.plane, trench art, ashtray, aircraft, souvenir, avro anson

WW1 German Shell Base, modified for use as lid to German shell Vase. Small bullet used as handle.Original markings still visible; Sept 1917. RhMFP87. Dusseldorf. St (Strengthened Case). Sp61. Additional decoration, entwined flowers and leaves.