WW1 MARK VI 130 'NELSON' TANK BANK MODEL, a rare articulated WWI folk 'trench' art hand-painted, wood model of the Mark VI 130 'Nelson' Trafalgar Square fundraising tank, with string hand pulley for moving the two guns - this model was probably made in late 1917 or early 1918, lot includes a postcard, stereocard and London News magazine cover 43cm long 'Tank Banks' was the name given to a World War I fundraising campaign by the British Government. Six Mark VI make tanks toured towns and cities of England, Scotland and Wales, the primary purpose of the campaign being to promote the sale of government war bonds and war savings certificates.
WW1 MARK VI 130 'NELSON' TANK BANK MODEL, a rare articulated WWI folk 'trench' art hand-painted, wood model of the Mark VI 130 'Nelson' Trafalgar Square fundraising tank, with string hand pulley for moving the two guns - this model was probably made in late 1917 or early 1918, lot includes a postcard, stereocard and London News magazine cover 43cm long 'Tank Banks' was the name given to a World War I fundraising campaign by the British Government. Six Mark VI make tanks toured towns and cities of England, Scotland and Wales, the primary purpose of the campaign being to promote the sale of government war bonds and war savings certificates.
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