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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 1961974, member: 136"]I am always loath to use the term "trench art", because so much of what is described that way truly isn't. Still, what about these rings? Are they trench art, or what would you call them?</p><p><br /></p><p>These all belonged to the same man, a grandfather who served in the US Army during WWI in France (and was severely injured there.) They have been together with a group of other small WWI memorabilia (some of which I'll soon post here) for many, many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Somme</p><p>[ATTACH=full]246561[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Cross</p><p>[ATTACH=full]246565[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Crown</p><p>[ATTACH=full]246567[/ATTACH] </p><p>There seems to be one similar to this on eBay SOLD. I do not know how accurate the description is: </p><p><i>Vintage WWI German Trench Art Brass & Aluminium Imperial Crown Ring</i></p><p>eBay #402143748413</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-WWI-German-Trench-Art-Brass-Aluminium-Imperial-Crown-Ring/402143748413?hash=item5da1a2a13d:g:K4cAAOSwA7JeYtGr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-WWI-German-Trench-Art-Brass-Aluminium-Imperial-Crown-Ring/402143748413?hash=item5da1a2a13d:g:K4cAAOSwA7JeYtGr" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-WWI-German-Trench-Art-Brass-Aluminium-Imperial-Crown-Ring/402143748413?hash=item5da1a2a13d:g:K4cAAOSwA7JeYtGr</a></p><p><br /></p><p>4. Buckle</p><p>[ATTACH=full]246570[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks for any input![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 1961974, member: 136"]I am always loath to use the term "trench art", because so much of what is described that way truly isn't. Still, what about these rings? Are they trench art, or what would you call them? These all belonged to the same man, a grandfather who served in the US Army during WWI in France (and was severely injured there.) They have been together with a group of other small WWI memorabilia (some of which I'll soon post here) for many, many years. 1. Somme [ATTACH=full]246561[/ATTACH] 2. Cross [ATTACH=full]246565[/ATTACH] 3. Crown [ATTACH=full]246567[/ATTACH] There seems to be one similar to this on eBay SOLD. I do not know how accurate the description is: [I]Vintage WWI German Trench Art Brass & Aluminium Imperial Crown Ring[/I] eBay #402143748413 [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-WWI-German-Trench-Art-Brass-Aluminium-Imperial-Crown-Ring/402143748413?hash=item5da1a2a13d:g:K4cAAOSwA7JeYtGr[/URL] 4. Buckle [ATTACH=full]246570[/ATTACH] Many thanks for any input![/QUOTE]
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