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In this sepia-coloured photograph, a young smiling couple are sitting close together. They have their legs crossed and are sitting on a porch and looking at the camera.
A vase made from a polished brass shell casing engraved with a detailed image of a nurse in full uniform.
Two aluminum napkin rings with a brass shields. One is engraved with the word Vimy and the other with the word Somme.
A letter opener made with polished brass. The handle is a shell casing and the attached blade is engraved with the word Amiens and is shaped with a soldier’s profile where it meets the casing.
Black and white photo of two Bombardiers sewing in front of a makeshift house in on the edge of a field.
A wooden ditty box with ships at sea painted on the lid. In front of it is a strip of canvas with needles pierced through and well-worn, makeshift awl.
A close-up picture of the top of a wooden ditty box. It is painted with the image of two naval ships on the stormy seas.
A black and white photo of a man in civilian clothes painting a crest on a Canadian tank.
A brass bugle with a green rope tassel attached.
A black and white photo is touching up an illustration he is painting on the nose of an airplane.
An aluminum matchbox cover hand engraved with place names.
A well-crafted handmade leather holster from the Boer War engraved with the names of places and the owner engraved on it.