Shell Collection (page 19)

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

Ammonites: fossilized cephalopods

Tatler cover - German bombardment of Scarborough
Front cover of The Tatler, showing a ruined house in Wykeham Street, Scarborough, which killed Mrs Barrett and two chilldren when German ships bombarded the East Coast of England in 1914. Date: 1914

Shelled house in Northern France, WW1
The effects of shelling on a dwelling in North France with the house cut in half by bombardment but with stairs and some furniture still left intact, enabling it to be occupied by French troops

Big-gun ammunition on board the HMS Lion 1917
A heavy projectile for the Lions main armament of turret guns coming on board: Lowering the shell onto the deck. Date: 1917

Lloyd Georges car mascot in shape of a shell, WW1
A symbolic winged shell fitted to the motor car of David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions during 1915. It was presented to him by a manufacturer as a mark of appreciation for his work in speeding

Patriotic slogan on a London Zoo tortoise, WW1
A tortoise, Methuselah, at London Zoo using his shell to advertise the need for more shells (of a different kind), during the First World War

French artillery ammunition field depot 1917
Carrying shells forward to the batteries, 155mm and 220mm projectiles. In a short distances of the battle line in Oise on the French front, French soldier carry on their shoulders a battery

A Really Welcome Economy by Bruce Bairnsfather
A Really Welcome Economy " One shell-less day a week wouldn t be a bad idea, would it Bert?" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1917

French shells used on Land and Sea WWI
In Toulon arsenal: Finished projectiles after " passing the doctor" ; the necessary wash. Upper photograph: showing big-gun shells

Shortage of ammunitions 1916
During the early months of World War One the British force suffered greatly through shortage of ammunitions. A tremendous drive by Mr

Shells in thousands in a recently converted factory 1939
A factory converted into an ammunition production for bomb shells, during the rearmament programme, in a secret location somewhere in the Black Country. 1939

Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Birmingham working in war time
A page of sketches by Helen McKie showing Birmingham as a hive of industry during the First World War, showing female munitions workers in a national shell factory

Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George Studdy
Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg -- clearly an ancestor from prehistoric times! Date: 1924

Trimmers Shop, Iron and Steel Foundry, Woolwich Arsenal
View of the trimmers shop in the iron and steel foundry, Woolwich Arsenal, south east London, for the trimming and grinding of shells of all sizes. Date: circa 1905

Iron and Steel Foundry, Woolwich Arsenal
View of the iron and steel foundry, Woolwich Arsenal, south east London, where shells of all sizes are cast. Date: circa 1905

German shell exploding, Western Front, France, WW1
German shell exploding in a field on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British artillerymen carrying shells, Western Front, WW1
British artillerymen carrying shells to a gun through the snow on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British gunners setting up 60-pounder, Western Front, WW1
British gunners setting up a 60-pounder on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Storage of shells, France, WW1
Storage of shells for use on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Big shells ready for firing, Western Front, WW1
British big shells ready for firing on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers with three large shells, WW1
A group of British soldiers with three large shells addressed: To Capt. Fryatts Murderers, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British ammunition transported by mules, WW1
British field gun ammunition transported by mules during wet weather on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Remains of German gun and ammunition, WW1
The remains of a German gun and ammunition hit by the British on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British officers observing, Western Front, WW1
British officers in a trench or shell hole, doing observation work on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Gordon Highlanders resting in shell hole, WW1
Gordon Highlanders resting in a shell hole on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

German gun destroyed by British firing, Western Front, WW1
A German gun destroyed by British firing on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier sitting at roadside, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier sitting on wickerwork shell containers at the side of a road on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Interior of a mine crater, Western Front, WW1
Interior of a large mine crater on the Western Front during World War One, with the tiny figures of three men. Date: circa 1916

British shell bursting on German trenches, WW1
A British shell bursting on German trenches on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Shell hole used as stable, Western Front, WW1
A shell hole used as a stable -- a common sight on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Shell crater in Flanders graveyard, Western Front, WW1
A shell crater in a graveyard in Flanders, Belgium, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Australian gunners loading shell, Western Front, WW1
Australian gunners loading shells into a big gun during hot weather on the Western Front, World War One. Date: circa 1916

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