Polmac (UK) Ltd supplies customized, wood, presentation boxes, including decorated
boxes, that are finished using highly skilled wood carving, inlay and
pyrographic techniques. This is a very time consuming and specialist process but
the results can be spectacular!
Polmac Decorated Boxes
We were therefore impressed when we came across this short article about a man called Peter Peterson, who as a prisoner of war in the First World War, carved a beautiful pattern on the side of a box, in his spare time.
It's not known what tools he used but they must have been rudimentary - a pen knife maybe, so the result is doubly impressive.
The following is the short article we found...
Found
amongst my father's possessions. The box is 30 x 20 x 7.5 cm, with
carved sides. On the base of the box is scratched "PoW 110. Peter
Peterson. FELTHAM 1916".
It makes me think about the first world
war, the boredom of the life of a prisoner of war. I find myself
wondering whether PoWs were allowed to make craft objects that were then
put up for sale, or whether it was just a personal possession.
I wonder about Peter Peterson himself. Since we have his PoW number, could he be traced?
I wonder about Peter Peterson himself. Since we have his PoW number, could he be traced?
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