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Munitions Factory 1915

A scene in a British munitions factory, owned by Vickers Ltd. Shown here is the process of nosing a shell. Metal cylinders are heated in a furnace by the man shown in the foreground. He passes them to the next man along, who puts the glowing end beneath a press which gives the cylinder the conical head on which the percussion or fuse cap is ultimately fixed. Behind the workers may be seen walls of shells

Picture No
14107712
Media ID
45938259
Size
3300px x 5132px (2.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Front cover drawn by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere', 3 July 1915
Date
5631

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