John Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengriz Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Fascinating pictures ! - many thanks for posting them FredT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Great pics. Didn't I read somewhere that the women who worked in bomb factories used to steel small quantities of the explosive components for hair dye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degs Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 What happened after the war ? Did they go into the Easter egg business ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Great pics. Didn't I read somewhere that the women who worked in bomb factories used to steel small quantities of the explosive components for hair dye? Falkirk Iron Company just made the casings (and apparently the tails and packing cases). The bombs were shipped elsewhere for filling. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanroon Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Falkirk Iron Company just made the casings (and apparently the tails and packing cases). The bombs were shipped elsewhere for filling.John My paternal great-grandmother was employed at Woolwich Arsenal filling bombs from 1915 to 1917. She recalls becoming very nervous when Gothas and Zeppelins were abroad. Bless her heart. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 The building where these bombs were being packed still exists and is still in industrial use, although the products are a bit different these days. http://www.adamdudleyarchitects.com/commercial_project_3.htm You can also see it in the background of some of these photographs: http://www.appliedsweepers.com/success.aspx John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Bumping this thread to ask if any WW1 specialists out there can identify the type of bomb being made here? They look a bit bigger than 20lbrs John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWFK10 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I think the finished bombs on the left of the second photo, at least, are 112 lb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks, that looks about right. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Interesting picture . Bombs and foxy war women...winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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