Two men in home-made toy tank

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Date:1916 - 1917 (c.)

Description:Photograph of two men dressed in military uniform in home-made toy tank. Written on side of tank is 'Creme de Menthe' and 'Tank No.9'. The location of this image is not known.

'Creme de menthe' was well-known at the time as the name of one of the first tanks to see action on the Western Front, on the Somme in September 1916.

From the Staffordshire County Museum collection.

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Donor ref:P98.003.0095 (37/27449)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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