Shell Collection (page 17)

Rear of damaged properties in Southwark St - WW2, Blitz - 30th December 1940. Date: 1940

Devastation at Southwark Street and Summer Street, London
Blitz bomb damage at the junction of Southwark Street and Summer Street, London - 30th December 1940. Date: 1940

Its coming! Gas attack 1917
The alert has just been given, by means of a shell-going that a German gas wave has been let loose, and is approaching the trenches

St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WW2
St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, seen here on the night of 10-11 May 1941, when it was nearly destroyed in a bombing raid

Royal Vinolia Cream advertisement, 1918
Advertisement for Royal Vinolia Cream from the First World War period, the ideal toilet cream for munition workers. Date: 1918

Unity More in Shell Out, WW1 entertainment
Unity More (1894-1981), Actress, dancer and singer. Pictured as Little Miss Lancashire in the successful wartime theatrical revue, Shell Out at the Comedy Theatre. Date: 1915

Trench Scene- Easier Said than Done
A shell if falling near a trench, while one soldier has hiccups, and is asking the soldier on the right " Say or doing something to startle me, Arry"

Pair of German Pom Pom shell cases - WWI
Pair of German Pom Pom shell cases. One is engraved with a well-dressed man and the other is engraved with an elegant lady. Trench Art

Miss Unity More
Unity More (1894-1981), Actress, dancer and singer. Pictured at the time she was playing the role of Little Miss Lancashire in the successful wartime theatrical revue

Bystander cover - Derby scheme attesting Bairnsfather
Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring an illustration by Fred Buchanan which is a pastiche of Bruce Bairnsfathers famous The Better Ole cartoon (in the same magazine)

18 pounder shell case made into a vase
An 18 pounder shell case made into a vase with embossed background, decorated with a flower and engraved with an Officer embracing a young lady.. Trench Art

Israeli 50 calibre Browning Machine Gun shell case
An Israeli.50 calibre Browning Machine Gun shell case with a scene from Jerusalems Western Wall (Hebrew - Hakotel Hamarav) to commemorate the taking of Jerusalem in the 1967 War.. Trench Art

German Howitzer shell case - an Army Service cap
A German Howitzer shell case base made into an Army Service cap with the badge of the Royal Field Artillery, together with a shoulder title. Engraved on rim - France and Flanders. Trench Art

British 18 pounder shell case - an Army Service cap
A British 18 pounder shell case base made into an Army Service cap with the badge of the Royal Engineers. Trench Art

German 77mm shell case base made into Army Service Cap
A German 77 mm. shell case base made into an Army Service Cap with the badge of the North Staffordshire Regiment. Trench Art

Two pounder pom pom shell case base - Army Service Cap
A two pounder pom pom shell case base made into an Army Service Cap with a Royal Artillery button in its centre. Trench Art

Silver pepper pot in the shape of a heavy Howitzer shell
A silver pepper pot in the shape of a heavy Howitzer shell. Hallmarked - H.W. - Lee & Wigfull - Henry Wigfull - Sheffield 1917. Commemorative Ware

Aynsley China Model of a large Shell - WWI
Aynsley China Model of a large Shell, inscribed and bearing the Regimental device of the 4th Dragoon Guards. Registered Number 442388. Commemorative Ware

A Relief Party making their way up the trenches. On reverse of postcard - This shows the relief party making their way up to the trenches along the shell-holed and muddy roads

German 77mm shell case vase with looped handles
A 1915 German 77 mm. shell case vase with looped handles, engraved with the badge of the Army Service Corps. and the place names of Wytschaete and Messines, Belgium, dated 1917. Trench Art

Base of a 1915 German 75mm shell case
The base of a 1915 German 75 mm. shell case made into a pocket watch holder. The base is engraved with a floral decoration

British Artillery Howitzer shell case - Badge of Devonshires
A 1906 British Artillery Howitzer shell case engraved with the Regimental Badge of the Devonshires, together with laurel wreaths and general decoration. Trench Art

WWI jug fabricated from an 18 pounder shell case
First World War jug fabricated from an 18 pounder shell case and relief decorated with storks amongst the bull rushes and irises. The handle has been beaten from the actual shell case. Trench Art

French 77 mm shell case base - ashtray with a bullet
French 77 mm. shell case base made as an ashtray with a bullet in the centre. Engraved Souvenir of Kemmell. Trench Art

German 77mm shell case base - mounted brass lighter
German 77 mm. shell case base with a mounted brass petrol lighter. Trench Art

Decorated 75mm shell case with a fluted bottom
75 mm. shell case with a fluted bottom. Embossed and decorated with a soldier sitting in a dug-out with his head in his hand, a womans face pictured in a flower and a bi-plane overhead

French 77mm shell case - Souvenir de la Bataille de L Yse
French 77 mm. shell case. Engraved with Souvenir de la Bataille de L Yser. Dixmude - 1914, 1915. 360 degrees of engraving of cherubs, fruit and flowers. Trench Art

A coal-scuttle made from two types of shell cases (one a 2 pounder) and a naval button with the engraved inscription - HMS Maenad, Jutland, 31st May 1916. HMS Maenad was a Moon (M) class destroyer

Tobacco jar made from a 4 5 Howitzer shell case
Tobacco jar made from a 4.5 Howitzer shell case, dated 1915, with a matching lid. The base has copper handles and a copper inscription which reads Tobacco decorated with copper oak leaves

French 75 mm shell case with floral design
French 75 mm. shell case, fluted, embossed and decorated with floral design. Trench Art

A cat and her family in the Trenches - WWI
A cat and her family in the Trenches. The only inhabitants of a ruined farm near the front line. (The cat had evidently been hit by a shell fragment for one of its paws was missing)

French 75 mm shell case base - Souvenir d Ypres
French 75 mm. shell case base, engraved with Souvenir d Ypres, 1914/1915/1916/1917 together with flowers and leaves. This has been made into a matchbox holder and ashtray. Trench Art

What your feet feel like when you are trying to dodge a shell. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Observation Balloon watching the effects of Shell fire. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Old Bill plaque relating to the Old Fort - Shell Hole
Old Bill plaque relating to the Old Fort (Durban, South Africa) Shell Hole. Commemorative Ware

How to make sure of getting a good souvenir Shell Nose. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Candlestick holder made from an 18 pounder shell case, dated 1917, with the badge of 10th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops. Trench Art

19 pounder shell case - inscribed Albert
18 pounder shell case, dated /17, with fluted bottom. Embossed with floral pattern and inscribed Albert. Trench Art

18 pounder shell case - inscribed Albert
18 pounder shell case, dated 1918, with fluted bottom. Embossed with floral pattern and inscribed Albert. Trench Art

19 pounder shell case - three Australian soldiers relaxing
18 pounder shell case with an embossed background, decorated with three Australian soldiers relaxing. Trench Art

18 pounder shell case - three Australian soldiers relaxing
18 pounder shell case with an embossed background, decorated with three Australian soldiers relaxing. Trench Art

87 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Inlaid silver and copper damascene work with a date tree surmounting a brass etched vignette of Rachels Tomb supported

84 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Engraved brass with silver and copper damascene work with the Star of David in silver

85 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Engraved brass with silver and copper damascene work including five branched lamp and floral patterns

82 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Engraved brass with silver and copper damascene work. Various patterns, including branched lamps and floral decoration

81 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Engraved brass with three panels of silver and copper damascene work, with a silver Star of David within each panel

79 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Silver and copper damascene work together with engraved brass floral pattern. Faint crack in base. Trench Art

Ashtray made from an 18 pounder shell case - YPRES
Ashtray made from an 18 pounder shell case with a fused cap at its centre. Has the word YPRES cut into the brass. Trench Art

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