Trench Art of World War 1


	Trench Art of World War 1
JohnWaterman
12-27-2007 5:31 AM
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                                             </FONT></B><P><B><FONT face="Verdana"><FONT color="#ffcc33">Our Century has been bequeathed a tangible legacy from a time of great struggle and human turmoil,
                                             from people who believed in, and fought for, a better world. This legacy is the artistic production from the craft industry
                                             of the Great War - now known as "Trench Art".</FONT></FONT></B></p> <B><FONT face="Verdana">                                             </FONT></B><P><B><FONT face="Verdana"><FONT color="#ffcc33">Trench Art of World War 1 - every piece holds a personal story of its creation (but usually its secrets
                                             are undiscovered). </FONT></FONT></B></p> <B><FONT face="Verdana">                                             </FONT></B><P><B><FONT face="Verdana"><FONT color="#ffcc33">Made in a variety of forms, by Soldiers, Seamen, Airmen, the Chinese Labour Corps, Prisoners-of-War,
                                             the Wounded, Disabled Servicemen, Civilians, Internees and local cottage industries such as the French cottage industry.</FONT></FONT></B><FONT face="Verdana"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color="#ffcc33"> </FONT></FONT></P><FONT face="Verdana"><B><FONT face="Verdana">
                                             </FONT></B></FONT><P><FONT face="Verdana"><B><FONT face="Verdana"><FONT color="#ffcc33">This mass of now highly sought after  items, from a collectable and investment point of view, was crafted
                                             from a variety of Great War battlefield artifacts, not only during the hostilities from 1914 through 1919, but well into the
                                             post-war years. </FONT></FONT></B></FONT></P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.trenchartofww1.co.uk/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.trenchartofww1.co.uk/img/D74866E7-425D-47EA-A852-0C0450AC4363" alt="homepagewelcome.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.trenchartofww1.co.uk/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.trenchartofww1.co.uk/img/06E718C6-202A-45FC-9163-7209C8F09079" alt="shellpairwithcrosses.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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