Trench Art Matchbox Cover with Heart-Shaped Lock, Corn, Wheat, Sun, Moon, etc! chunky carving Signed AD on the bottom

Signed AD on the bottom

with this terrific array of unusual geometric forms dangling from every other link of the chain

bright white with rusty orange-red lids that feature a ripple design that gives them a Japanese sensibility

would make me feel quite prepared for most anything

I'm thinking this one would might a nice cup for dice throwing

Trench Art Matchbox Cover with Heart-Shaped Lock, Corn, Wheat, Sun, Moon, etc! chunky carving Signed AD on the bottomI love this trench art matchbox cover as a study in mark making, in addition to the images these varied marks forms; what a lot of love and labor! WWII I am guessing and made of heavy tin, with great image of a heart shaped lock on one side, what I believe are a tree, stalk of corn and shaft of wheat on the other with sun, moon and star overhead, and then initials planted by artillery shells or perhaps bombs on the side. 2 1 4" l x 1 9 16" w x 13 16"