Antique Handmade Trench Art Smoking Tray, Signed campfire AF - C-8003 - 032124

AF - C-8003 - 032124

We also know that AT&T acquired Western Union in 1909 but relinquished control in 1914

including a blue and orange complementary color palette

whereas the tray itself shows little to no wear

Antique Handmade Trench Art Smoking Tray, Signed campfire AF - C-8003 - 032124A substantial piece of trench art crafted as a combination smoking tray and lidded ash container. The entire assembly is made from repurposed metal, hammered and worked by hand, featuring a textured tray platform with bent rod side rails, a match safe mounted upright at one end, and a cylindrical lidded pot topped with a sculpted bullet finial. The hammered surface, improvised construction, and careful functional detailing all speak to a soldier