Posted 8 years ago
kitty714
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This is a wooden toy chest vintage Winnie the Pooh if you look on the bottom of the toy box you'll see some stamps that say 1970 if anyone has any information about this wonderful piece please get back to me thank you Kitty
Hi what a wonderful old chest ! It appears homemade not factory . I believe the they used pieces of wood on hand and the back board was purchased at Shreveport lumber or was rescued from a board from there . It appears hand painted but done quite well . Maybe a Dads gift he made his child . Very cool .
hi
WOW never thought of that! Great job is right.
Thankyou so much for your comment!
Kitty
What you have is an ammunition crate for 105 mm howitzer rounds-- the stamping on the bottom is the crate specifications.
Pretty typical for soldiers to take these type items home as they are sturdy/ useful boxes.
The painted decoration would make this a "trench art" piece!
scott
REALLY!
I never would have guessed that in a million years.. Going to
research that..
Txu scott
Glad to help.
Do an online search for "105mm ammo crate" and you will see pictures that match your crate.
scott
im about to do that right now!
Great...
Nice to Know Scott I said it was not a factory Winnie pooh chest but to id box is cool . Would you consider it trench art if it was done years later after used ? As it seems the painting is much newer than crate ? Is anything brought home from service and made into something else trench art ?
I would call anything (decorative or utilitarian) made from war refuse (shells, crates, mess kits, etc...) TRENCH ART.
Who made the item and when/ where affects desirability and value, but doesn't determine if the item is trench art.
scott
Thanks Scott I guess I may have some then from Step Dads old trunk filled that he shipped home from WWII . Many thanks
txu manikin and scott for all your great advice!
I learned something new!
Great Art work
kitty