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Picture taken 9/11/23
Shell | 381 State St, Conneaut, OH
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Yesterday we went to Sandspit Point, Bellambi, a beach which we had never visited before.
I was intrigued by the cylindrical object in the middle. It was a cluster of shell fragments.
- M1916 Stahlhelm -
The Stahlhelm was introduced into regular service during the Verdun Campaign in early 1916, the design had side-mounted horn-like ventilator lugs which were intended to be support for an additional steel brow plate or 'Stirnpanzer' which only ever saw limited use by Snipers and Trench Raiding Parties, as it was too heavy for general use. The shell came in different sizes, from 60 to 68, with some size 70's reported. Helmet weight varied from 2.16lb to 3.08lb, depending on shell size. The suspension, or liner, consisted of a headband with three segmented leather pouches, each holding padding materials, and leather or fabric cords could be adjusted to provide a comfortable fit. The one-piece leather chin strap was attached to the shell by M1891 chinstrap lugs, the same kind used in the Pickelhaube helmet, the M1916 design provided excellent protection.
But the helmet was not without its flaws, the ventilator horns often let cold air in during the winter, requiring the wearer to block the vents with mud or fabric. The large, flared skirt tended to make it difficult for soldiers to hear, distorting surrounding sounds and creating an echo when the wearer spoke. Originally painted Feldgrau (field grey) the Stahlhelm was often camouflaged by troops in the field using mud, foliage, cloth covers, and paint. Official issue cloth covers in white and grey appeared in late 1916 and early 1917. Camouflage paint was not formally introduced until July 1918, when German Army Order II, No.91 366, signed by General Erich Ludendorff on 7th July 1918, outlined official standards for helmet camouflage. The order stipulated that helmets should be painted in several colours, separated by a finger-wide black line. The colours should be relevant to the season, such as using green, brown and ochre in summer. After the effectiveness of the M1916 design was validated during the 1916 campaigns, incremental improvements were subsequently made. The M1917 version saw improvements to the liner but was otherwise identical to the original design.
Information sourced from en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahlhelm
Picture taken 9/11/23
Shell/truenorth | 381 State St, Conneaut, OH
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olive green leather, handmade macrame cord with shells, gumnuts & leaf, feather & handmande charms, longstitch in cream waxed linen thread, acid free & recycled pages.
200 pages (400 both sides)
15cm X 10.5cm
SOLD
I've seen these many times - tiny shell covered huts in Grosvenor gardens, close to Victoria station. This morning they looked lovely in the sunshine.
The link below shares lots of information about them, they were built in 1952, and were designed by the then architect-in-chief of the National Monuments and Palaces of France, Jean Moreux.
Most of the shells are still attached - but if you look closely, there are a handful of gaps.
thelondonphile.com/2012/04/18/shell-huts-grosvenor-gardens/
123 in 2023 no 67 missing pieces
The Shell Collection, which is specially designed for FueraDentro by the dutch designer Jan des Bouvrie, consists of two chairs, a bank sofa, four tables and a sunbed. The fibers of the chairs, sofa and sunbed are made of Batyline and the frames are made of stainless steel. This combination of materials makes the SHELL collection ideal for outdoor use.
The most notable characteristics of the SHELL collection is the rounded shape of the shelllike bucket seat, which brings a stunning sense of shelter. The seatings are carried out in a coaxial structured Batyline® fibre. The frames are made of electro-polished stainless steel and the tabletops are glass.
Shell Island, also known as Mochras, is a peninsula lying west of Llanbedr in Gwynedd, Wales. It was formed after the River Artro was diverted by the Earl of Winchelsey in 1819 from its previous course where it entered the sea to the south of Shell Island. Prior to this, access to the ancient settlement on the island would have been through the village of Llandanwg, which is now across the estuary.
Shells details on a beach in NZ, not far from Wellington.
I don't know what the shell in the middle is but the other ones around are Pauas. The interior of these shells is really nice, I might try posting a pic about that soon.
Shell beach is made up of millions of tiny shells up to 10 metres deep and stretching for over 40 km.
The Postcard
A postally unused carte postale that was published by Huret of 15, Rue de St.-Quentin Paris.
The card, which has a divided back, was printed by Ch. Bernard, 27 Rue des Cloys, Paris, although they didn't do a particularly good job of it - the image is of rather poor quality.
Enemy artillery during the Great War targeted churches, cathedrals and other tall buildings because of their value as observation posts. Shells aimed at churches which just missed their target tended to fall in the churchyards, throwing up gravestones, coffins and corpses.
'The Shell' by H. Smalley Sarson
'Shrieking its message the flying death
Cursed the resisting air,
Then buried its nose by a battered church,
A skeleton gaunt and bare.
The brains of science, the money of fools
Had fashioned an iron slave
Destined to kill, yet the futile end
Was a child's uprooted grave'.
Visé à Paris 216
The card bears the imprimatur 'Visé à Paris' followed by a unique reference number. This means that the image was inspected and deemed by the military authorities in the French capital not to be a security risk.
'Visé à Paris' indicates that the card was published during or soon after the Great War.
Abba Eban
"History teaches us that men and
nations behave wisely when they
have exhausted all other alternatives".
This was said during a speech in London UK on 16th. December 1970 by Abba Eban (1915-2002), an Israeli diplomat and writer.
Foncquevillers
Foncquevillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is a farming village situated 12 miles (19.3 km) south of Arras.
Foncquevillers in the Great War
Foncquevillers was on the Allied front line during almost all of the period of hostilities between 1914 and 1918, and was almost destroyed as a result.
The neighbouring village of Gommecourt to the east, in German hands, was the subject of an assault starting from Foncquevillers on the 1st. July 1916. This formed the northernmost part of the Battle of the Somme.
British troops taking part in the attack came from the 46th. (North Midland) Division, and many are buried in the Foncquevillers Military Cemetery.
After the war Foncquevillers established a friendship with the East Midlands cities of Derby and Nottingham which continues to this day. The Hôtel de Ville in Foncquevillers has a plaque dedicated to "Derby, Notre Marraine" - "To Derby, our Godmother".
Places of Interest in Foncquevillers
-- The church of Notre-Dame (shown in the photograph), which was rebuilt after the Great War.
-- The Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, which contains 648 Commonwealth burials of the Great War. There are two graves of men from the Chinese Labour Corps, one of a French civilian, and four belong to German prisoners. The remainder are Allied servicemen's graves.
-- At the side of the church is a memorial to five Canadian airmen who died when a Halifax bomber crashed nearby in June 1944. Parts of the aircraft have been preserved in Foncquevillers.