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Title	75 mm artillery shell, decorated
Alternate Title	U.S. 75 mm artillery shell with double fluting
Publisher	[Watertown, NY] : [New York Air Brake Company], [between 1914 and 1918]
Physical Description	1 shell : brass ; 32 cm in height, 9 cm in diameter
Summary	Shell is made of dark polished brass with with two fluted corsets. The lower corset is 10 cm from the base and measures 6 cm in diameter, while the upper corset is 23 cm from the base and also measures 6 cm in diameter. Approximately 3 mm of the top edge of the shell has been flared sharply outwards.
Notes	Title by cataloger.; Bottom of the shell has the inscriptions, "89 NYAB", "75 DEC", and "7L17 M".
LC Subject Headings	Art--20th century. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies. World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war. France--History--20th century.
Other Headings	Shell, Artillery trench art fluting
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918)
Added Entry	New York Air Brake Company.
Personal Collection	WWI Hunter Collection
Call #	REALIA 01957
Item #	850255
OCLC number	939929259

75 mm artillery shell, decorated

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