Posted 7 months ago
WendyT
(5 items)
I would love to know if this is a rare item and whether anybody has seen anything quite like it before. It belonged to my grandfather from World War I but I know nothing more about it. Some people have told me it is the hand engraved bottom of a shell casing, but it looks more like the bottom of a can of food to me. Anything anybody can tell me or show me comparable items would be appreciated.
The bottom will tell you if it's a shell. Just looking at the pictures it looks too thin to be a shell. You need to measure the diameter and compare to known shells. Dimensions would be very helpful.
I think it could be a bank, similar to this one ..if size is right..
http://collections.artsmia.org/art/81690/busy-bee-still-bank-probably-england