$85.00
This is a classic, trench art match safe. The match safe was created primarily from a prewar Prussian enlisted man’s belt buckle. The belt buckle center does not have any dents, which makes it an excellent example. It has a period matchbox in place. Even a striking surface has been added.
It is a winsome little reminder of a bygone era.
PRUSSIA – MATCHBOX – FASHIONED FROM AN ENLISTED MAN’S BRASS BELT BUCKLE
This is a classic, trench art match safe. The match safe was created primarily from a prewar Prussian enlisted man’s belt buckle. The belt buckle center does not have any dents, which makes it an excellent example. It has a period matchbox in place. Even a striking surface has been added.
It is a winsome little reminder of a bygone era.
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PRUSSIA – MATCHBOX – FASHIONED FROM AN ENLISTED MAN’S BRASS BELT BUCKLE
This is a classic, trench art match safe. The match safe was created primarily from a prewar Prussian enlisted man’s belt buckle. The belt buckle center does not have any dents, which makes it an excellent example. It has a period matchbox in place. Even a striking surface has been added.
It is a winsome little reminder of a bygone era.
| Dimensions | 2.5 × 1.5 × .75 in |
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$275.00
Not only was cigar smoking a tradition in Germany, so was hunting. Even today, German hunters take their sport very seriously. Hunters took great pride in their accomplishments. Stags’ horns were routinely mounted and displayed on walls. A small number of these horns were used in making high-quality cigar cutters. Our example is a one-point stag horn…..
GERMANY – CIGAR CUTTER – ONE-POINT STAG HORN
Not only was cigar smoking a tradition in Germany, so was hunting. Even today, German hunters take their sport very seriously. Hunters took great pride in their accomplishments. Stags’ horns were routinely mounted and displayed on walls. A small number of these horns were used in making high-quality cigar cutters. Our example is a one-point stag horn. Fitted atop the horn is a fine cigar cutter from Solingen.
The example operates smoothly. It will give you much enjoyment as you smoke your fine cigars.
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$395.00
This is a very attractive cigarette case commemorating Weihnachten (Christmas) 1916. A very handsome and high-quality cigarette case……
CIGARETTE CASE – commemorating Weihnachten (Christmas) 1916
This is a very attractive cigarette case commemorating Weihnachten (Christmas) 1916. This information is displayed on the outside lid along with “Hohenlohe,” which is a place. There is also an enamel badge in the lower right corner that has what appears to be initials and a “2”. This may be for a military unit. The enamel is three different colors. The case is marked for Alpaca Silver on the catch to open the case. The case measures 3 ½” x 3.” There are no elastic keepers in the interior. A very handsome and high-quality cigarette case.
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$50.00
This is a fancy, brass, trench art match safe. The brass probably came from an artillery shell casing that was dismantled to make various trench art pieces. Trench art was created by soldiers from all WW I’s armies, when they had extra time on their hands in the trenches between battles……
GERMANY – MATCHBOX SAFE – TRENCH ART
This is a fancy, brass, trench art match safe. The brass probably came from an artillery shell casing that was dismantled to make various trench art pieces. Trench art was created by soldiers from all WW I’s armies, when they had extra time on their hands in the trenches between battles. They took bits and pieces of gear and fashioned them into artistic objects. Some common examples were belt buckles converted into match safes, as well as jewelry and letter openers fashioned from shrapnel shards. These often-bored soldiers showed amazing creativity. A great deal of trench art also was created in hospitals as therapy for soldiers recovering from mild to severe wounds.
Many trench art match safes were fashioned in a manner similar to this example, except that their centers were commonly decorated with belt buckle. Our example is three-sided, which allows one to easily insert a matchbox. Each of the three sides sports a different, stippled design. Its creator spent HOURS tapping out these designs with either a small hammer or a bayonet!
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