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War Trench Art - Model Yacht, 1941

1941
Subcollections
Melville Municipal Collection
Overview

A model yacht made out of split brass artillery shell casing (WWII). Also shows a Australian Military Forces brass button.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-137-M2018.13
Item type
Artworks
Themes
War and Conflict
Material
Brass
Metal
Width
180 mm
Height or length
250 mm
Depth
50 mm
Inscriptions and markings

The base shell casing has the stamped date 1941.

Contextual information

Given by Robert Edward Poore. Used in Wireless Hill exhibition Home Front/War Front: Melville's War Stories 2015

Keywords
Trench Art
Year
1941
Last modified
Friday, 4 June, 2021
Completeness
83
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