Embellished shell casing

February 2021 words - old

My brothers and I believe our grandfather brought this home with him when he returned from WWI.

[katy]

What an intricate design on it! What did he use it for? I like the light and composition.

[GaryW]

Amazing!! fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- whoever embellished that was quite the artist! Awesome piece of history.

[Chris Cook]

That is so cool.

[Kathy A]

Wow, that's really lovely!

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, wow, that is beautiful. What a treasure to keep.

[Susan Wakely]

I remember having an old shell case when we were children. Nothing as ornate as this and I loved polishing it.

[JackieR]

What a piece of memorabilia! I think my grandfather had one

[Yolanda]

Great pic!

[haskar]

Great pattern and texture.

[Pyrrhula]

Great design on it. Wander how much time and craftmanship it takes to made those.

[Kathy]

@grammyn Katy, I wish I knew how this was made. My grandfather died when I was a teen and I was too stupid to ask then. Thank you for your comments.
@thewatersphotos Thank you so much Gary.
@olivetreeann They knew their craft didn't they. Thank you Ann.
@cdcook48 Thank you. I appreciate it more now than when I was a kid, sadly. Then I could have asked questions.
@kjarn Thank you Kathy
@jamibann Thank you. I really should display it rather than keeping it put up, for "safe keeping."
@wakelys Thank you Susan. It's never been polished since I had it. I don't know about before.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond I should have figured out how to photograph it like an old master. Maybe I still will. I've got a few days yet. He may have. You are younger than I am, so your grandfather may have been in the 1st world war or probably knew men who had been.
@yolanda Thank you Yolanda.
@haskar Thank you. I've always thought the workmanship was fantastic.
@pyrrhula Thank you. I'm assuming it was made by a soldier in the trenches, so I guess at times they had a lot of idle time.