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ASHTRAY FROM RECYCLED AIRCRAFT PARTS: WORLD WAR II
ASHTRAY FROM RECYCLED AIRCRAFT PARTS: WORLD WAR II
An aluminium Wellington bomber ashtray made by Corporal Charles Gower of Madiera Road, Streatham. These aeroplane models were made from component parts of aircraft and sold through the RAF as roughly fashioned items for crafting into models or sometimes ashtrays. They now are collectable examples of 'War Art'.Digital image by kind permission of Graham Gower. From the Lambeth Archives Home Front project 2005.
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| Collection: | Home Front Project 2005 |
| Image type: | Photograph |
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| Ref: | 06875 |
| Identifier: | SPd4067/22 |
| Date: | 1942 |
#1926 - 1950 #Home Front Project 2005 #Photograph #TRANSPORT #WAR AND ARMED FORCES
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