Antique Handmade Trench Art Smoking Tray, Signed army White & Coolidge - Chicago

White & Coolidge - Chicago

Missing one front crossmember but remains sturdy due to the reinforced bracings

by Allen-Morrison Sign Co

and gorgeous raised leaf motif pulls and adornments

Copper portion exhibits some minor patination

Antique Handmade Trench Art Smoking Tray, Signed army White & Coolidge - ChicagoA 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