I found this item on a market in Ypres. i bought it for 5 euros. Was this item used in the trenches, ww1 era?
Thanks in advance.
I found this item on a market in Ypres. i bought it for 5 euros. Was this item used in the trenches, ww1 era?
Thanks in advance.
Its very possible Ingrid, it looks the period for a communications telephone wire, as to its nationality im not sure, are there any markings in the wood
Ingrid....its not German, their telephone wire was kept and distributed on a round carrier that was clipped to the front of a special "Telegraphers" belt buckle and supported around the wearers neck by a cord, the wire was then laid as the he ran along in the trenches !.....I am guessing Allied, French or given the sector, British.
Prost ! Steve.
Last edited by oradour; 03-19-2011 at 12:49 PM.
I'm sure someone will be able to tell you what Period your Wire comes from. one Photo of Telephone wire's in Good use--WW2) Have photos of these same wires covered with Ice and Snow should think they would need replacing Regularly
Thanks for the comments guys.
I can't find any markings. I bought it together with this jerrycan.
Hi Ingrid, just to the right of the word VALOR there is a number, from the picture it looks like a 3 ?, if there are two numbers like 39, this will the year of manufacture or it could be 3 then a space and then two numbers, which would be 3=month/March and then the two numbers which will the year.
Regards Gary
Thanks Gary, you are right.
I haven't even seen these numbers. It says '3' space '44'.
Regards
Hi Ingrid
that will be March 1944 then.
Regards
Gary
Thanks again, you are very helpful.
Regards
Not German so must be Allied. Germans had something similar on a smaller scale called a Kabelbrettchen. They were aluminum or steel and much smaller - just for short lengths of grounding cable. This one looks like a cable dispenser that could be inserted into a log or ground and then act as a dispenser. NH
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