Shell Collection (page 18)

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

A 1913 77 mm shell case, engraved Langemark
A 1913 77 mm. shell case, engraved Langemark with artillery field guns and Brabant lion and other features. Trench Art

A 1913 77 mm shell case, engraved Merkem
A 1913 77 mm. shell case, engraved Merkem with artillery field guns and Brabant lion and other features. Trench Art

Mother and child returning to the their shell-torn home
Home - A mother and child returning to the their shell-torn home. Captain Edward Handley-Read, Rba - Machine Gun Corps (1869-1935)

Visions de Guerre - The Shell-Hole
From the French series Visions de Guerre - The Shell-Hole (L Entonnoir). Georges Baudier, B.1881

Brass jug made from 2 French 75 mm shell case bottoms
Brass jug with an integral paraffin burner made out of 2 French 75 mm. shell case bottoms. Jug has an arts and crafts shaped handle and the base has ecclesiastical piercings. Trench Art

A cap with a Herefordshire Regiment badge, made from a German 77 mm. shell case. Trench Art

77 mm shell case made into a jug
77 mm. shell case made into a jug. Trench Art

A composite matchbox-ashtray made from a bullet cartridge and mounted on an 18 pounder shell case. Engraved Messines, June 7th 1917 - France and Belgium with an image in copper of a British tank

Large German Howitzer shell-case in form of a jardiniere
Large German Howitzer shell-case in the form of a jardiniere. Trench Art

That Evening Star-Shell
THAT EVENING STAR-SHELL. Oh, star of eve, whose tender beam falls on my spirits troubled dream.Wolframs Aria in Tannhauser.. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn

Ashtray made from a German 45mm pom-pom shell
Most unusual ashtray made from a German 45 mm. pom-pom shell surmounted with three rifle rounds, engraved with the emblem of the town of Ypres. Trench Art

Tobacco jar made from the base section of a brass shell
A tobacco jar made from the base section of a 1915 18 pounder brass shell containing a Coldstream Guards pattern rank garter star. Trench Art

German style (Taube) monoplane on a wooden plinth
A German style (Taube) monoplane design mounted on the bottom of a shell base, engraved Souvenir, resting on a wooden plinth. Trench Art

WWI lighter in the shape of a pistol
First World War lighter in the shape of a pistol. The barrel is made from various small-sized shell cases with a bakelite handle engraved Guerre, 1914-19.|. Trench Art

biplane with fuselage made out of pom-pom type of shell
Bi-plane with fuselage made out of pom-pom type of shell. Trench Art

Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4 5 Howitzer shell case
Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4.5 Howitzer shell case. Trench Art

Tommys peaked cap made from German shell case, WW1
Lower part of a German shell case made into a Tommys peaked cap with a German Imperial button on the front. Trench Art

That evening star-shell - Bairnsfather
Cartoon, That evening star-shell. Oh, star of eve, whose tender beam falls on my spirits troubled dream. From Fragments from France - No. 5, published by The Bystander in 1916

Small bowl made from a shell nose cone, WW1
Small bowl made from a shell nose cone, standing on three legs made of bullets. Inscribed S. Whatmore, RASC together with Regimental Badge. Trench Art

WW1 tank, camouflaged sides on beaten brass base
WW1 tank with camouflaged sides on a beaten brass base. Trench Art

Cartoon, Coiffure in the Trenches, WW1
Cartoon, Coiffure in the Trenches. Keep yer ead still, or I ll ave yer blinkin ear off. By Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Replica of German shell sold in Berlin, WW1
A British soldier holding a life-size replica card of a German shell, as thrown by big siege guns, complete with photographs of places in which the shells had inflicted particular damage - Liege

R F A mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track
R.F.A. mule-teams pulling limbers over a shell torn track.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Attrition - or the Driver Who Was Tired by H. M. Bateman
Humorous, sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman, showing an army driver oblivious to the shell fire that gradually entirely obliterates the truck he is driving on the Western Front. Date: 1918

Engaged in Making Progress, WW1
Engaged in Making Progress, three British Gunners at work on the Western Front during the First World War, loading shells into a field gun. The man on the left is setting a time fuse. Date: 1914

Bystander Jigsaw By Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather
The Bystander Jigsaw by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather. Now where does this blinkin bit go?. Puzzle picture is That Evening Star-shell. (5/5) Date: circa 1917

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