Trench Art of the Great War 

Tank Inkwell

Description:   Inkwell in the form of a tank.  Made from scrap brass, copper and tin mounted on a wooden base. Engraved on one side: ' Arras 1915, Ypres, Somme 1914' with a floral decoration. The other side is engraved: Souvenir 1917, 1916 Lens, Cambrai 1918 with a floral motif. 51/2" long by 31/2" wide by 31/4" high.

Text and Photographs © Jane A. Kimball 1989, 2000
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