OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Ashtray

MEDIAObject

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.68

HISTORY

Artillery shell from World War 1 made into an ashtray.

DESCRIPTION

Brass artillery shell from World War 1, cut and made into an ashtray in the shape of a peaked cap. On the front is a crown and some very faint letters scratched into the brass, possibly a name. On the base are inscribed "St", "136", "AEG", "Dez", "1915"

SUBJECTS

Household objects, Smoking accoutrements, World War, 1914-1918

KEYWORDS

World War 1