Original British WWII Era 1947 Dated Wooden Centurion Main Battle Tank Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. While most wooden models are often just considered Prisoner made toys, this example is actually a sort of tobacco box, hand crafted and presented to a Husband from a Wife according to the brass tag on the tank. The tank does not have any moving treads, and instead a fixed base example that swivels with the top also able open up revealing the cavity for your choice of tobacco.

The tank came to us from the American Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank and Ordnance Memorial Museum. The AAF Tank Museum was a living memorial dedicated to the Tank and Cavalry soldiers of the world. Before 1981 some of the artifacts that make up the AAF Tank Museum was a private collection belonging to Mr. William Gasser. Mr. Gasser felt that his collection would be beneficial in educating present and future generations to the sacrifices made and the technologies gained during war. Therefore, in 1981 the AAF Tank Museum was established as a non-profit charitable organization, and Mr. Gasser’s donated his private collection to the Tank Museum. Mr. Gasser is still active as Volunteer
Director and Curator of the Tank Museum and his knowledge of military history has been a great asset to the museum. Unfortunately after 20 years of operation it had to close its doors, which is when this tank was acquired.

The tank itself is a lovely rendition of a hand craft Centurion Main Battle Tank. The Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing combat into the 1980s. The chassis was adapted for several other roles, and these variants have remained in service. It was a very popular tank with good armour, mobility, and a powerful main armament.

Comes more than ready for further research and display.