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Souvenir timber case featuring carved South African Engineers badge
Historical information
Visiting servicemen and women purchased a variety of souvenirs from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Palestine and The Holy Land while passing through on active service during both world wars.
Some of the more common items were embroideries such as cushion covers, painted artworks on fabric, jewellery made from mother of pearl, metal and timber, and photo albums with wooden covers filled with postcards of local scenes and pressed dried flowers.
There was also a range of trinket boxes, often with hidden drawers, made from the local olive wood and a range of other olive wood items including napkin rings and even a portable book shelf.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00779
Width
125 mm
Height or length
85 mm
Depth
16 mm
Last modified
Thursday, 9 October, 2025
Completeness
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Front of souvenir timber case featuring carved South African Engineers badge
Side view of front of souvenir timber case featuring carved South African Engineers badge
Oblique view of front of souvenir timber case featuring carved South African Engineers badge
End view of souvenir timber case featuring carved South African Engineers badge
Back view of souvenir timber case featuring camel
Oblique back view of souvenir timber case featuring camel
Oblique view of front of timber case showing opening
End view of front of timber case showing opening
Oblique view of back of timber case showing opening
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