Trench Art

A look at the items crafted by soldiers, prisoners, and civilians from war waste and other items during World War I and the years leading to World War II.

Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood—all of these things are trenc...