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| Picture No | 10217485 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | An early bomb disposal method to detect unexploded bombs |
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French soldier holding an electrical induction balance, capable of detecting buried explosive shells. These shells had been causing large numbers of casualties to civilian agricultural workers. The balance causes an audible alarm, which can be heard by the assistant walking behind.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 5 February 1916, page 166 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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