Trench Art
 

I talked to my publisher, he said he would publish a book from me on Trench art!

So, I am making a call out on any trench art you might have.

1. Brass items
2. Wood items
3. Any era, any country

ed_tinker@hotmail.com

Send hi-resolution pictures of each item (brass is a pain in the neck to take I know)

Will give credit to each contributor

Ed

A fellow offered me some trench art, as I recall it was a lamp base fashioned from a brass artillery round. Is there any interest/market for that stuff? I'll bet I'm in for an education now...
dju

It depends

I saw a really nice one this weekend and would have paid $100 for it and the crazy dealer wanted $375 :)

All depends on you as the collector. I like them, have heard many stories of why;

1. bored soldiers doing things for fun
2. soldiers who did them for rehabilitation
3. soldiers and others who did them for making money from soldiers and others
4. same as above but made post war

Perhaps you might expand on your request...Just what constitutes 'trench art'? What period? Physical items? Pics of 'trench art' passed down?

Some of us may have what you call 'trench art' and not know it...

I have had a few questions;

Trench are can be any era, any war, any country. I will make some determinations, but essentially it can be made of brass (WW1 comes to mind), designs on the brass (shell casings), large shells and small shells.

Wood markings, sometimes initials, but unit marked, names, etc, I have 4 or 5 Japanese examples in Veteran Bring Backs Vol II.

So, if you have something that is unique and is likely from a GI or possibly GI market, send it to me in hi-rez, I will look it over, but this book is intended as a interesting reference and I will divide the book into sections and if enough evidence, into separate countries.

email to: ed_tinker@hotmail.com

Ed

Ed
Will send you some pictures as soon as I figure out my new camera. Bill

Trench art from Belguim.
 

I got these while living in Germany.

Hey, appreciate it a lot! Can you send them to me hi-rez to my email?

They are shrunk down and look great on a computer but they look grainy for a book, plus I'd need your name....

Ed

I have a lot of this stuff. I will get you some photos and send them to you.

Russ

Sounds great guys, I picked up a 'bullet', most like 50 cal that had been turned into a toy airplane, just thought it was cool :)

Ed I also have number of this stuff and started a thread on at German daggers com, I'll see if any of my pics good enough. This weekend

ED, I will try to take some better photos as soon as I can. I wish I had known that you did books on soldier bring backs a couple of weeks ago!! I just loaned most of the stuff my Dad and I captured in Iraq to the small museum at the Virginia War Memorial! My dad is still looking through some boxes for the rest of the stuff that I sent home so before I go loaning it out I'll get with you if your interested in it.

Steven, that would be great, send me what you have and we can get larger pictures later?


ed_tinker@hotmail.com


Folks, please pass along my request and my email, doesn't bother me in the least. :D


Ed

Yes, I have very little Iraq info, and I was just there!

Oh, thats another book :)

I am on vol III, page 205 and i am trying to make it to 250 pages.


Ed

Ed, check youre mail . I sent two to you to have a look, The Australian commmonwealth ash tray had lost one of its cigarette holders to time.

I will add your request to my thread this weekend at GD.

http://forum.germandaggers.com/ubbth...487#Post182487

steve c,

thanks Steve, got them, any chance I could get them full size, as 44 kilobytes is small for print.


Ed

Beads Snake
 

I do not know if this will qualify to be a trench art, but is made by some Turkish prisoners of war in WWl during their stay here in Malta. They used to sell them or exchange them for cigarettes.
It is a snake 28 inches long made of small beads, it is not in excellent condition, actually is broken from 3 parts of its body.
Alf.

yes, it would, can you send me hi-rez photo's, I like it. also, a full shot of it is good too :)

I plan on having separate sections in the book, have a bunch from the Mosin / Finland guys on rifles, very cool.


Ed

Ed, I've also collected a number of peronalized dress bayonets. I don't know if that would fall in the group of trench art, but they were owner done with various motifs and thoughts. The jeweler monogrammed done ones are canceled out from this. Let me know if you have such interest to include this, I can send you pics of them as well. Trench art style hits all avenues, from the nose art of a bomber to the painted flight jacket. ( I love those, but they are so far out of my price range to even have one ).

Regards, Steve.

Send me some pictures, I am thinking no, but not sure what these are?


Ed