Trench Art?
Hi Bob I have an interest in and not a small number of casings and trench art. My friend has over one hundred and fifty different WW1 37 mm casings and trench art. Along with many different 18 pounders. Those Southwork items were purchased as an estate and originally in Freelton where they wasted away at double the normal price. When moved to their present location we snapped up a couple of reasonable items and the rest gather dust. The situation there is referred to by another vendor as "expensive storage"'
Does anyone think the troops in the trenches had any time to make decorations with used casings? They were busy getting shelled and patrolling and taking part as cannon fodder in poorly planned mass attacks against entrenched 08's and 08-15's.
Most of what is seen as trench art was turned out on French and Belgium factories for sale to returning veterans on the mass tours of the 30's.
Cheers Peter S
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