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Shell Clock.

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After the butchery that was World War I, the fields of Europe were riddled with unexploded ordnance. In Belgium and the North of France, a very popular thing was to turn old shells into works of art.
This is an old Prussian shell turned into a mantel clock by a gifted Belgian artisan.
Image size
1200x1600px 431.46 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A2200
Shutter Speed
1/40 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
Jun 30, 2013, 11:01:55 AM
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Interesting. I've got some vases made from shells, dating back to that time, which were passed on to me as the history-geek in the family. I'm not sure when they date to, and they seem to be made of a coppery metal, the colour of those in the background. Making a clock out of one, that's something else, though! Great work, and thanks for sharing.