Posted 10 years ago
nittygritt…
(139 items)
These brass tins were given to the soldiers at Christmas time with cigerettes ..chocolate and a card in it..1000's were given my grandfather is one of the men in the picture he was a gunner during ww 11 and was in ww 1 as well
Great piece! Here's a story we published about the Christmas Truce of 1914.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-christmas-truce-of-1914/
GREAT! Keep it together & pass it down so your family doesn't forget what they went thru.
The 1914 Queen Mary Christmas Tin in good condition is always a wonderful piece, but actually having it engraved with the recipient's name is just outstanding! This with the photo and the trench lighter make this make this something that as a collector I am envious of, but at the same time am very happy is still with the recipient's family.
Chris
Hi, ive got one of these with my drill bits in it !!! Obviously not as good condition as yours , cool, love it :-)
I Bought the engraved box at a pawn shop but family pieces are among the items here!
thats a interresting personal item a WWI soldier would have carried in his pocket.