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TOBACCO HOLDER
Unique ID: SUR-961965
Object type certainty: Certain
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A three-sided sheet metal aluminium case measuring 60.61mm by 41.90mm by 20.14mm thick. The case is probably a matchbox holder and probably dates to to the latter period of the First World War; however a date earlier in the war cannot be ruled out. The decoration is all carried out using a zigzag technique.
On the spine, within a frame, is the name YPRES in capitals.
One side is decorated with a symmetrical branching foliate design with leaves and quatrefoils, all within a box frame.
The other side bears a pair of rifles and crossed flags; one flag is the Union Flag and the other is the American Stars and Stripes. Above the crossed rifles is a crown with lines radiating from it. The crown separates the words WORLD WAR in capitals. This design is also held within a box frame.
The case appears to be an example of 'Trench Art' and may have been manufactured from a mess tin.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Include in PostMedArch
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1917
Date to: Circa AD 1918
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60.61 mm
Width: 41.9 mm
Thickness: 20.14 mm
Weight: 15.11 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B14-760
Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Moulsford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5883
Four figure Latitude: 51.54292534
Four figure longitude: -1.16504412
1:25K map: SU5883
1:10K map: SU58SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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