A nice keepsake...

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:46 am

... given to me by my grandmother many years ago. Her maiden name was Hall.

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stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:37 pm

really neat looking trench art?

Aughnanure · Post by **Aughnanure** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:56 am

Great piece of work.Not altogether in jest---Is the primer dead?

Eoin.

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:02 am

Aughnanure wrote:Great piece of work.Not altogether in jest---Is the primer dead?

Eoin.

I dont think so Eoin.

@ Stripperclip, I guess it is trench art Robert,

Joe

stripperclip · Post by **stripperclip** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:08 pm

it just reminds me of some of the things that they did during the boredom of the trenchs. I also wondered about the primer but hey who's going to fire it off anyway.

bradtx · Post by **bradtx** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:57 am

Joe, Scrimshaw (artwork on whale teeth) is what your letter opener (?) reminded me of.

Any idea who made it for your grandmother? Thanks for sharing the pic with us.

Regards, Brad

joseyclosey · Post by **joseyclosey** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:45 pm

Brad my Gran didnt tell me the story on this penknife before she died, but she had six brothers who served in the military during WW 2, five came home, one was killed in an air raid on Malta. I assume one of them had it made for her.

I have another interesting keepsake that her brother Vic sent home from North Africa, it is an embroiderd table cloth, approx. a foot square,

" To Dear Sister From Victor"

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When Gran died in 1972, my mother acquired it, now Mam has passed it to me for safekeeping.

Joe

bradtx · Post by **bradtx** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:41 am

Joe, Thanks for that pic also.

In my mind's eye I can see a young soldier walking to the postmaster with a rifle slung on his shoulder and the packaged tablecloth in hand, showing his concern for someone so concerned about him. (Make sense?)

Perhaps Veteren's/Rememberance Day should also include those at home. That opinion comes from a book I read as a teen written by a WWII German ace pilot whose wife and infant son were killed on a train when attacked by an Allied Forces fighter. I realized that many, if not most soldiers in WWII were not only worried about their own safety, but the safety of loved ones under attack at home.

Regards, Brad

A square 10 · Post by **A square 10** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:46 pm

those are very nice keepsakes , im wondering a bit about that primer as well but i supose the risk was insignificant compared to life in general in the theater