Fleet Safety Razor blade and compass
The Fleet Safety Razor Blade issued to all British military personnel by The Dominion Steel Corp. Ltd. of Sheffield. An individually wrapped WD broad arrow marked razor blade that has been magnetized so that when suspended by a thread in a glass of water it would act as a compass for escape and evasion purposes. These were issued in packs with other blades but only one blade per pack was magnetized. Various different brands were used including Fleet and Dawn
Picture No
11042077
Media ID
46877363
Size
4514px x 3013px
(2.6MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
circa 1939
