Original U.S. WWII Trench Art Captured Japanese Canteen Personalized by Roland Dobbs, Air Transport Command, As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 348 British Field Gear with attached handles

with attached handles

however the original plating has worn mostly away

and is made of what appears to be muslin or lightweight canvas

with a slightly convex

The other eight made the 430-mile over-water flight to Port Moresby

Original U.S. WWII Trench Art Captured Japanese Canteen Personalized by Roland Dobbs, Air Transport Command, As Featured In The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 348 British Field Gear with attached handlesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Trench art is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them. Not limited to the World Wars, the history of trench art spans conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to the