How Trench Art Survived the 20th Century

                                                                                     

Many examples of authentic trench art have survived the 90 years since the end of WWI; in fact, it’s fairly remarkable that we have such an abundance of fine examples today considering the turbulent history since 1918. Enormous amounts of trench art, made from various alloys, suffered an untimely demise due to the great metal drives [...]

Australian Trench Art

 

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The shell represents the Scottish heritage of this Australian soldier.

This drinking tankard uses Australia’s most recognizable creature, the kangaroo.

Here’s a teriffic example of hand made trench art from WWII