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The bullet is aluminum and blue, probably blue to indicate inert. French trench art work brass and copper lighter book shaped made during the ww1. The trench lighter was a military innovation originally crafted from a spent bullet casing and pieces of metal in the early 1900s. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
The history of the trench lighter the western front of the first world war was an unpleasant place, to say the very least. Antique trench art bookshaped lighter, made in the early 1910s. Antique trench art book shaped lighter, made in the 1920s. Lighter trench vintage style wheel kerosene lighter fine copper windproof new. Trench art lighter working antique 1910s book shaped brass old. Antique 19th century brass copper civil war era trench art.
Trench art transformed symbols of death into items of beauty for as long as there has been war, there has been trench art, although, as the name suggests, it is in the trenches of the first world war that the fashion of making war souvenirs from battlefield relics hit its apex. Lighter of the great war trench lighter briquet poilu. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. Ww1 lighter in collectable wwi military trench arts for. This is the first book exclusively on the subject, and for such excellent pioneering work, mr saunders must be applauded this book can only help to promote the subject to new collectors and will provide an invaluable boost in knowledge to all but the most experienced trench art collectors. By nicholas j saunders, 2003 berg this is nicholass second published book on trench art. Trench art lighter in the shape of a book, ww1 14149241. Brass trench art lighter, in very good condition and in great working, any questions please ask many thanks, overseas bidders please contact. Trench art lighter in the shape of a book 14149241 framed, poster, canvas prints, puzzles, photo gifts and wall art. Antique french trench petrol lighter wwi brass book shape vintage. The brass probably came from an artillery shell casing that was dismantled to make various trench art pieces. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift for your loved one or yourself. The story of its origins in the trenches of ww1 may not be accurate, but trench lighter is a common collector term for lighters of this style with the flame hiding sleeve.
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