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Information
Trench art combination brass match-box holder and ashtray (about 1918) made by Private William Sproston, 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish) King’s Regiment, taken from a German cooker plate.
The inscription on the front reads: 'Souvenir La Gare [sic] Liverpool Scottish 1914 Kemmel, 1915 Ypres, 1916 Somme, 1917 Cambrai, 1918 Festubert', and a note attached to reverse says 'This ashtray was made by W. Sproston (Shoeing Smith) from the brass plate taken from a German cooker which was found abandoned by the Germans.'.
Specifications
- Accession number
- MOL.2010.27.79
- Collection type
- Trench art
- Date made
- 1918 about
- Materials
- Metal; Brass
- Measurements
- Overall: 110 mm x 100 mm x 145 mm
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Location
- On display: Museum of Liverpool, First Floor, History Detectives
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