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17 Dec 2020

One of the First Wolrd War objects selected for display by The Preservative Party. This biscuit was used by a serviceman as a makeshift postcard which he sent home from the trenches. Painted onto the trench biscuit in 1914, the inscription reads ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a bright new year’.

The Preservative Party: One of the First Wolrd War objects selected for display by The Preservative Party. This biscuit was used by a serviceman as a makeshift postcard which he sent home from the trenches. Painted onto the trench biscuit in 1914, the inscription reads ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a bright new year’.
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