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WWI Souvenirs and
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T-1103 Fantastic carved 2ND Division ditty box
"9TH US I" across the top line for 9TH US Infantry. and "Co
I" on the second line. The 2ND Division star and Indian are
on a black background. Approx 8 x 10 inches. Really a great
2ND Division set. $375 |
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T-1102
Extremely RARE WWI embroidered Flour Sack panels sent to
Belgium to feed the starving citizens of the occupied areas.
This one has been wonderfully embroidered and painted. The
second separate panel is the original printed flour bag as
shipped. Each is about 22 inches in height. Will be shipped,
un-framed.
The Germans were confiscating food and
the Belgian already were importing 75% of their food prior
to WWI. The Germans would not let the refugees go into
Germany, nor would they let them pass through the front
lines into France. Herbert Hoover negotiated with the
British , French and Germans to allow this humanitarian aid.
Outrageously rare item of early US aid. Between 1914 and
1919, the CRB operated entirely with voluntary efforts and
was able to feed 11,000,000 Belgians by raising the
necessary money, obtaining voluntary contributions of food,
shipping the food past the German submarine blockades and
army occupied areas, and controlling the food distribution
in Belgium. The CRB shipped 697,116,000 pounds of flour to
Belgium. The flour was packaged in cotton
flour sacks by American mills. The movement of these
bags throughout Belgium was carefully controlled by the CRB
since cotton was in great demand for the manufacture of
German ammunition and also because the CRB feared that the
flour sacks would be taken out of Belgium, refilled with
inferior flour, and resold as relief flour. As a result, the
empty flour sacks were carefully accounted for and
distributed to professional schools, sewing workrooms,
convents, and individual artists. Separate from the trade
schools of Belgium, the professional schools specialized in
training girls to sew, embroider, and make lace, and the
sewing workrooms were large centers established in the major
Belgian cities during the war to provide work for the
thousands of unemployed. Girls and women made famous Belgian
lace, embroidered textiles and repaired and remade clothing
in these workrooms. The flour sacks were used by these
various Belgian groups to make new clothing, accessories,
pillows, bags, and other functional items. $450
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T-1101 28TH Division WWI Welcome Home Banner. Very
nice overall. Approx 3 x 5 feet. $235 |
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T-1100 7 Piece set of WW1 Service pins. $55 |
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T-1099 26TH Division Welcome Home Pin. $25 |
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T-1098 Fantastic WWI letter opener made with a section
of shrapnel. About 9 inches in length. $125 |
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T-1097 WWI Royal Flying Corps Clock made from section of
propeller with mounted RFC badge. 9 x 12 inches. $245 |
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T-1095 WWI Trench Art Match Box Safe with a German Belt
Buckle center piece. $25$SOLD$ |
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T-1093 WWI Trench Art Match Box Safe with a German Belt
Buckle center piece. $25 |
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T-1092 WWI Trench Art Match Box Safe with a German Belt
Buckle center piece. $25 |
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T-1090 Set of WWI-20s US Navy Trench Art bookends. One
stippled "USS Pennsylvania" and the other "Guantanamo bay".
Approx. 8 inches in height. $80 |
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T-1089 Fantastic embroidered pillow sham with eagle and
"Son in Service " flag. $65 |
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T-1087 Large WWI embroidered on felt with enlisted aviators
insignia. $65 |
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TA-1086 Somber 15 x 18 oil painting showing a
military cemetery with a line of wooden crosses. Signed and
dated 1918. One small hole. A grim reminder of the true cost
of War. $235 |
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T-1083 Very nice 28TH Division. Welcome Home banner.
Approx. 4 ft by 4 ft. $175 |
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T-1080 Rare Trench Art napkin ring made from a cross
section of 37MM shell for a member of the "American
Friends", a Quaker Relief organization who arrived in France
to aid in reconstruction of the devastated regions of
France. They were based at Grange le Comte. The symbol in
the center is that of the American Friends. $70 |
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T-1077 10 x 12 WWI Son in Service banner.
$55 |
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T-1076 Rare silk screened armband for a member of the
102ND Field Artillery of the 26TH Division. $110 |
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T-1073 Nice set of Child's souvenir clogs. Approx.
3.75 inches. $55 |
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T-1072 Matched pair of 77MM Shells inscribed with the
shoulder patch worn by the Cheshire Regiment, 40TH Division.
The 40TH Division rooster with diamond is on both, but is
light from polishing. Still a rare set of shells. $135. |
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T-1071 2 x 3 foot Son in Service Flag. Good condition
overall. $135 |
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T-1070 WWI French trench lighter. $55 |
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T-1069 WWI souvenir pillow cover. $75 |
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T-1068 Trench lighter made for US Soldiers with
American Eagle and Shield. Lacks striker. $50 |
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T-1067 Large 3 inch trench lighter showing Rooster of
France. $55 |
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T-1065 Fantastic 26TH Division Pillow Sham with elaborate
embroidery. Choice condition. $100 |
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T-1063 Rare WWI Aviation Section, Signal Corps pillow sham.
$100 |
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T-1059 Selection of WWI fundraising participation
hangers to show that a donation was made. Included are 2
rare Irish Relief tags. 10 tags in the envelope that they
have been stored in for 100 years. $80 |
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T-1040 Nice collection of 4 Welcome Home buttons including
a great pin Welcoming Fighting Father Duffy. $95 |
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T-1013 WWI Verdun ashtray with stamped motto.
Approx. 3 inches across. $35 |
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T-1012 Wonderful high quality Jeweler engraved match
safe. $40 |
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T-1010 Nice little Canadian Maple Leaf picture frame.
We have 2 available. Approx 4 inches tall. $45 each |
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T-988 Large size pillow sham for the 51ST Coast Artillery.
This unit served as a field artillery unit in France. $75 |
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T-964 Nice framed Sunday supplement showcasing
survivors of the "Lost Battalion". $80 |
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T-952 WWI copper driving band from a 75 or 77 mm shell.
Possibly worn as a bracelet. Definitely from a fired shell.
$50 |
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T-951 Interesting Trench Warfare pillow case.
Quite a few splits but great motifs. $45 |
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T-939 WWI enlisted belt with collar discs and French
button. $55 |
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T-938
WWI Trench art Belt with collar discs around. Includes 10
collar discs including Infantry, Artillery, Signals,
and USNA. $90 |
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T-920 Great Son in Service pennant from Camp Hancock.
$50 |
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T-914 WWI Cast Iron Patriotic Frame. Has been
rusted and repainted. Rear leg has been shortened. $40 |
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T-907 Scarce WWI trench art lighter with great motifs.
Missing striker. These are interchangeable with other
lighters. $55 |
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T-839 Scarce 1915 Trench Art Lighter, for a member of
the 21ST Chasseurs. No striker or wick. $50 |
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T-829 WWI-20s Coast Artillery copper tray. About 5
inches across. $35 |
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T-745 Very nice 80TH Division Regimental felt
and silkscreen banner. Approx 18-20 inches in length. $55
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T-682 WWI "Cambrai" match safe. $45 |
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T-630 Great WWI Soldier bring back fireplace bellows
with inscription. Bellows are non functional as the flaps
have disintegrated. $45 |
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T-601 WWI Trench Art change tray with a German Belt
Buckle center piece. $35 $SOLD$ |
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T-474 WWI 75MM Tobacco Humidor with cover
decorated with German button. $75 |
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T-342b
Small goblet made from a 37MM shell. $40 |
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T-336a
WWI Matchbox holder, commercially made. $20 |
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T-306
WWI trench Lighter, French made, nice condition. $40 |
