Denbighshire Yeomanry shoulder title.

[High Wood]

This souvenir (trench art?) dish has been made by someone soldering a Denbighshire Yeomanry shoulder title to a brass dish which may have once had a handle attached.

My quandary is do I leave it as it is or do I have the shoulder title removed and re-lugged? Generally I would leave it well alone but part of me says restore the ST as they are hard to find.

[Jimbo66]

Hi, I would remove the title as the whole item has no real value. To call it trench art is probably not appropriate.

[High Wood]

Indeed, I very much doubt that it was made anywhere near the trenches. Probably manufactured at home after the war.

[Alan O]

There was a sizable industry in France post 1919 making 'trench art' for the tourist market. People don't always realise the amount of trips that old soldiers and families made to France in the 1920s. I suspect most of the named stuff such as 'Amiens' or 'Ypres' etc is from that source.

[GriffMJ]

Very nice.... its had a handle or something sawn off it by the looks?

[Sonofacqms]

Alan is spot on mentioning the industry in France post Great War making souvenirs for visiting ex servicemen and their families, with so much ordnance such as shell cases lying around there was no problem with material.

I can remember my Father saying that his family went over to France in the twenties presumably to visit my Great Uncles grave. As to whether they bought any souvenirs, I doubt it, but he noticed there was plenty available.

I think the simpler trenchart may have been made by soldiers probably while out of the line, but some of the more ornate and complicated pieces were surely made in a factory.

As for whether to leave it as it is or take the title off, I would take it off and replace the loops.

Rob

[magpie]

Perhaps someone may like it and make an offer or is offered for sale and leave it as is, its a pitty everyone's in such a hurry to destroy it's 100 years of history unless of course the buyer would rather have lugs on it before he receives it.

[High Wood]

Originally Posted by magpie

Perhaps someone may like it and make an offer or is offered for sale and leave it as is, its a pitty everyone's in such a hurry to destroy it's 100 years of history unless of course the buyer would rather have lugs on it before he receives it.

I wasn't thinking of selling it. I was just wondering if I should return it to its original condition as these shoulder titles are hard to come by.

[Peter Brydon]

I have two large Lancashire Hussars buttons in my collection, the only two I have ever come across for sale. The first one I came across was mounted on a poorly made piece of trench art and I am afraid I took it off that to put in my Lancashire Hussars frame.

I might be criticised by some for doing that, but I think at the end of the day it has to be a personal decision in this sort of circumstance.

P.B.