Often a means to pass the time during the doldrums of soldier life, Trench Art was a popular pastime for the combatants of the First World War. The extended periods spent in the trenches permitted those with an artistic or creative knack to hone their skills. Trench art was so popular, in fact, that the local population even created items to sell to soldiers to send home as souvenirs.
 
The collection includes the following:

- Brass Match Safe with a Nickel Alloy Medallion on the front with a German Pickelhaube featuring a “Got Mit Uns” wappen. On the spine of the Match Safe is an embossed four-leaf clover and a scroll which reads “Souvenir of France”.

- Heavy Brass with U.S. Army Quartermaster Branch Collar Insignia brazed to the front. Contained within is a period pack of matches by the Diamond Match Company.
 
- Tin Match Safe with reverse embossed “Souvenir De France” motif featuring a coat of arms and a Chicken. Contained inside is a post war box of matches.
 
- Aluminum Match Safe with a Bavarian Model 1910 Enlisted Tunic Button brazed to the front. The Match Safe Contains an original period box of matches by the Ohio Match Company
 
- Match Safe with a U.S. Army National Army Officer’s Collar Device brazed to the front. In addition, the Match Safe was completely nickeled. Contained inside is a WWI pack of Signal Light Matches made by the Diamond Match Company.
 
- Brass Match Safe with the Roundel from an Imperial German (Prussian) Belt Buckle brazed to the front.