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Description
Hello,
I found this item, I believe to be an ashtray. It is quite heavy, cement like(?) It has PW Oklahoma on one side, Afrika with what apears to be a camel and a palm tree on a side, a temple on another side and 1943 with a cross with a swastika in the middle of it. I thought it might be referencing the German POW camp in Oklahoma around 1943 but cannot actually find anything that puts the two together.
Thanks for any help.
Category
Militaria
Medium
Pottery or cement
Distinguishing marks
No marks on the bottom
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2
Date Period
1943 or later
Weight
2.5 pounds
History
I believe it references the Afrika troops in Germany during World War II and possibly references the German POW camp that was set up in Oklahoma.
Price Paid (If known)
Free
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Re: Ashtray with Afrika PW Oklahoma
Looks to be what they call trench art. The soldier in there spare time whether it be in the trenches or a P.O.W. would make things like this ash tray out of items they had lying around. That one being from a soldier from the Afriks Korp is very desirable and worth quite a bit more than normal trench art. I can't tell what its made of going off the pictures but if its something you want to sell you should have no problem selling it. There's a lot of Africa Korp collectors out there.
Hope this helped?