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Title	105 mm artillery shell, decorated ashtray
Alternate Title	German 105 mm artillery shell shaped into an ashtray with engraved flower.
Publisher	[Germany] : Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe, 1917
Physical Description	1 shell : brass ; 12 cm in height, 17 cm in diameter
Summary	The shell is made of brass. The shell has been altered to more closely resemble an ashtray. A flower, leaves and branches have been etched onto the shell.
Notes	Title by cataloger.; Bottom of the shell has the inscriptions, "MRZ 1917" and "Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe Sp 255".
LC Subject Headings	Flowers, depicted. Leaves, depicted. Etching, depicted. Ashtrays. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies. World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war. Art--20th century. Germany--History--20th century.
Other Headings	trench art
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918)
Added Entry	Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe
Personal Collection	Hunter WWI Collection
Call #	REALIA 02004
Item #	850306
OCLC number	941824737

105 mm artillery shell, decorated ashtray

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