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C 60179 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of feed end of coating machine
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60180 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of feed end of coating machine
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60181 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of bonding press, with Malcolm Greaves displaying thedifferent elements of the board making up the fusehead combs
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60182 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of comb stamping machine, which stamps combs out of lamintaed board. The smaller machine on the right is the comb-end trimmer
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60183 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of rebate machine No.3 which adds the necessary grooves to the fuseheads whilst still on the comb
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60184 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of soldering machine No.3, which adds filament wire to the fuseheads whilst still in the comb
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60185 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of Lai Howie at examination bench, checking fusehead combs before next production stage
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60186 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of one of two dipping frames, on which racks of fusehead combs are dipped in sequences of dip mixture to make up the required fusehead compound. The different dips are colour-coded, and the fusehead is protected by outer layers to prevent accidental combustion
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60187 CN |
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Building D15 (NS 2940 3994): Detail of one of two dipping frames, on which racks of fusehead combs are dipped in sequences of dip mixture to make up the required fusehead compound. The different dips are colour-coded, and the fusehead is protected by outer layers to prevent accidental combustion
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60188 |
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Building D14 (NS 2941 3998): Detail of Brenda Cain operating one of two dipping frames, on which racks of fusehead combs are dipped in sequences of dip mixtures to make up the required fusehead compound. The different dips are colour-coded, and the fusehead (which now resembles a match head) is protected by outer layers to prevent accidental combustion. Note that the dips are prepared in aluminium pans in building D13, which in part resembles a kitchen, and which requires the use of solvents
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60189 CN |
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Building D15 (NS 2940 3994): Detail of Brenda Cain operating one of two dipping frames, on which racks of fusehead combs are dipped in sequences of dip mixtures to make up the required fusehead compound. The different dips are colour-coded, and the fusehead (which now resembles a match head) is protected by outer layers to prevent accidental combustion. Note that the dips are prepared in aluminium pans in building D13, which in part resembles a kitchen, and which requires the use of solvents
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60190 |
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Building D15 (NS 2940 3994): General interior view showing four rows of drying baths, in which racks of dipped fusehead combs are dried
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60191 CN |
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Building D15 (NS 2940 3994): General interior view showing four rows of drying baths, in which racks of dipped fusehead combs are dried
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60192 |
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Building D16 (2938 3991): View of autotester machine, which both cuts the fusehead from the the combs and tests them. The military requires that the fuseheads are manually tested, an expensive and time-consuming process. They also require the dipping process to shape carefully the 'bulbs' of the fuseheads
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 60193 |
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Building D16 (2938 3991): View of fusehead grading machine (No.3)
Photosurvey 27 August 1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 55394 |
RCAHMS Aerial Photography |
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on magazines, with double-base prope9lants (centre) and detonators beyond |
4/9/1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 55396 |
RCAHMS Aerial Photography |
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on magazines and silicones works. |
4/9/1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 55398 |
RCAHMS Aerial Photography |
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view from S, with shore magazines in foreground and the chemicals, workshops and detonators beyond (left) |
4/9/1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 55408 |
RCAHMS Aerial Photography |
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on the Misk Gelatines works. |
4/9/1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 55412 |
RCAHMS Aerial Photography |
Ardeer, Nobel's Explosives Factory, oblique aerial view, centred on the fusehead production factory and sulphur house |
4/9/1995 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 55414 |
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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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
C 47094 |
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Ardeer ICI works. Explosives factory. Photographic copy of Interior view showing Propulsives Department - Ballistite graphiting and blending drum. |
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