Russia, Imperial. A Trench Art Canteen Dedicated to a German Guard by a Russian POW Archive The face is marked “Antimagnetisch”

The face is marked “Antimagnetisch” (anti-magnetic)

Halifax Nova Scotia and working as a Horse Groom prior to enlisting in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in October 18th 1918

with steel faceplate affixed over Army faceplate

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Russia, Imperial. A Trench Art Canteen Dedicated to a German Guard by a Russian POW Archive The face is marked “Antimagnetisch”Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central hand etched heart pierced by a sword and anchor, flanked by dates 1914 1915, and topped by dedications of ZUM ANDENKEN GEFANGENEN LAGER CROSSEN A O (IN MEMORY OF PRISONER OF WAR CAMP CROSSEN AN ODER, now Krosno Odrzaskiem, Poland) and AUGUST GUST, the reverse bearing a hand etched Imperial Russian eagle overlaid by the monograms of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra, surrounded along the edges