The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Trench art dahlia vase made from a brass German 77mm shell case. The shell has been been hand beaten and narrowed slightly towards the top and then flared out at the rim. The vase has been decorated with a steel Prussian button, a brass British General Service button and an American button. There are three flat copper handles equally around the vase. The base of the shell case is impressed 'FN 144 1918 Hl 27'.
This vase is part of a collection of trench art made by 6756 Sapper Stanley Keith Pearl, a Tasmanian who served with 5 Field Company Engineers, AIF. He enlisted for service on 9 November 1915 and returned to Australia on 21 March 1919. Pearl subsequently moved to Canberra where he was employed as a carpenter at the Australian War Memorial. He supplied the following information about the dahlia vase,'Made on the Somme in November 1918 from a German 77mm shell-case found at Cappy. It is ornamented with British, American and Prussian buttons and its handles are window bars retrieved from the ruins of Ypres Cathedral.'
British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Awarded to 6756 Sapper Stanley Keith Pearl, a Tasmanian who served with 5 Field Company Engineers, AIF. He enlisted for se
Trench art chrysanthemum vase made from a brass French 75mm shell case. The top of the case has been shaped to flare out and has a scalloped upper edge. Attached to the loewer centre front of the vase
Trench art clock alarm clock. The clock case is made from two brass 4.5 inch shell cases and contains a commercial alarm clock mechanism. The clock bears impressed markings '4.5 HOWR II CF 1917' and i
Trench art hat-pin stand, in the form of a field daisy. The base is made from part of a 77mm shell case and an 18 pounder nose cap decorated with a brass 'rising sun' collar badge. Set into the top of
Trench art inkstand set on a rectangular oak wood base. The inkwell, made from part of a wooden aircraft propellor, rests on two brass feet cut from an 18 pounder shell case. Each foot has two small b
Trench art kitchen scoop for flour, sugar or rice. The body of the scoop is made from a brass German 77mm shellcase cut away to form a decorative scalloped edge, which is further embellished with engr
Trench art wall plaque in the shape of a map of Tasmania. The 'map' is made from a section of elm wood. Attached to it, in north-east and north- west Tasmania, are two red, white and blue pickelhaube
Trench art model of a German Taube type aircraft on a stand. The base is made from an 18 pounder shrapnel fuze with impressed markings '764A V.S.M'. Attached to the top of the fuze is a German small a
Trench art paper knife with a voided triangular copper blade, and a handle made from a French small arms cartridge, part of a rifle grenade and a French button. A copper map of Tasmania is attached to
Trench art paper knife. The curved brass blade has decorative edging and is made from an 18 pounder shell case. The handle is made from a brass French small arms cartridge case and a spent German bull
Trench art rose bowl made from the cut down base of a German 155mm howitzer shell. There are three 'feet' attached to the base, made from British 60 pounder fuzes. The sides of the shell have been fla
Trench art specimen vase, to take a single flower, made from a brass German 'pom-pom' shell case and a brass German flare cartridge. The shell base is unaltered from the original. Attached to it is a
Trench art table napkin ring set on a stand. The ring is made from a section of copper driving band. It screws through a brass Australian Military Forces button on to a steel base with four ball feet.
Trench art table napkin ring set on a stand. The copper ring is made from the driving band from a German 210mm shell. A narrower piece of driving band, from a German 155mm shell is set around the ring
Trench art tea bell. The bell is made from part of an 18 pounder nose cap The handle is a French small arms cartridge surmounted by part of a .303 Lee-Enfield rifle bolt. A brass British general serv
Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Awarded to 6756 Sapper Stanley Keith Pearl, a Tasmanian who served with 5 Field Company Engineers, AIF. He enlisted for service on 9 N
Trench art specimen vase, to take a single flower, made from a brass German 'pom-pom' shell case and a brass German flare cartridge. The shell base is unaltered from the original. Attached to it is a
Trench art chrysanthemum vase made from a brass French 75mm shell case. The top of the case has been shaped to flare out and has a scalloped upper edge. Attached to the loewer centre front of the vase
Trench art paper knife. The curved brass blade has decorative edging and is made from an 18 pounder shell case. The handle is made from a brass French small arms cartridge case and a spent German bull
Trench art clock alarm clock. The clock case is made from two brass 4.5 inch shell cases and contains a commercial alarm clock mechanism. The clock bears impressed markings '4.5 HOWR II CF 1917' and i
Trench art table napkin ring set on a stand. The copper ring is made from the driving band from a German 210mm shell. A narrower piece of driving band, from a German 155mm shell is set around the ring
Trench art kitchen scoop for flour, sugar or rice. The body of the scoop is made from a brass German 77mm shellcase cut away to form a decorative scalloped edge, which is further embellished with engr