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DP 040252 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
Oblique aerial view centred on the S section of the Ardeer Works, taken from the NE.
18/3/2008
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DP 040253 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
Oblique aerial view centred on the S section of the Ardeer Works, taken from the NE.
18/3/2008
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On-line Digital Images
DP 040270 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the detonator department, taken from the S.
18/3/2008
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On-line Digital Images
DP 040271 RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the detonator department, taken from the SSE.
18/3/2008
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SC 1268567 Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Works, Ardeer. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west.
29/6/1947
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On-line Digital Images
SC 1684581 RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on the Misk Gelatines works.
4/9/1995
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SC 1684586 RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on the sulphur house and the fusehead production factory.
4/9/1995
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On-line Digital Images
SC 1829522 Site plan of Detonator Dep't, extracted from 1:2500 photgrammetric aerial survey by Fairey Surveys, completed in 1976 from aerial photographs taken in 1975
1995
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On-line Digital Images
SC 2192145 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: Detail of scales used to weigh charge powders
1995
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SC 2192146 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Tube Shop: view of one of three power presses (Machine No3), extruding detonator tube from coils of solid wire, in this case copper. Two other presses were producing aluminium tubes. A fourth machine produces detonator elements from Zinc wire (in background)
1995
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SC 2192147 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Tube Shop: view of degreasing plant, which cleans the detonator tubes prior to printing
1995
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SC 2192148 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Tube Shop: view of printing plant, which prints details onto detonator tubes, the caged parts of the machines in the background being driers. The detonator tubes in the front hopper are copper
1995
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SC 2192149 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: "Plating Up", view of shaker machine designed to help operator to fill up plates with empty tubes
1995
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SC 2192150 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Charger, view of operator controls, operating charger through protective concrete blast wall in separate compartment
1995
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SC 2192151 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Charger, detail of operator controls, operating charger through protective concrete blast wall in separate compartment
1995
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SC 2192152 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Charger, view of charging table
1995
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SC 2192153 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Charger, detail of charging table
1995
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SC 2192154 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Charger, detail of typical "Bole" through which plates of detonators are passed behind blast wall to view charging table
1995
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SC 2192155 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Charger, detail of periscope allowing operator using remote controls behind blast wall to view charging table
1995
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SC 2192156 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: detail of detonator extracting machine, used to extract safely defective detonators stuck in plate
1995
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SC 2192157 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Press, detail of operator controls
1995
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SC 2192158 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Press, detail of press
1995
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SC 2192159 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: PETN Press, detail of press counterweights
1995
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SC 2192160 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
DF1, Detonator Loading: View of Element Plating Up
1995
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