WWI Grimwades Bruce Bairnsfather Old Bill Cartoon Pottery Plate Historical Touch creamed spinach bakelite and is very minor in

and is very minor in any case (see last close-up photo)

It does up the back with nine buttons and has ties at the lower back that cinch the waist

unless one pries it open

Bottom:  106” around

WWI Grimwades Bruce Bairnsfather Old Bill Cartoon Pottery Plate Historical Touch creamed spinach bakelite and is very minor inThis is a collectible display plate made to commemorate the First World War and featuring the cartoon character Old Bill by Bruce Bairnsfather. Bairnsfather saw action as a machine gunner during WWI and the character and situations portrayed are based on his experiences in the trenches during the war. The plate is marked with A Souvenir of the Great War Commenced Aug 4th 1914 Armistice Nov 11th 1918 Peace Signed June 28th 1919 Sole Makers Grimwades