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Photograph 006038 Second World War, 1939-1945THE SQUARES ARE PLACED IN AN ELECTRIC FURNACE WHERE THEY ARE LEFT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO FUSE TOGETHER - MR. J. C. NIVEN. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THE SQUARES ARE MADE INTO PILES AND WIRED TOGETHER WITH THIN COPPER WIRE. MR. J.C. NIVEN. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
THE SQUARES ARE PLACED IN AN ELECTRIC FURNACE WHERE THEY ARE LEFT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TO FUSE TOGETHER - MR. J. C. NIVEN. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

GLASS SQUARES MUST FIRST BE MADE SCRUPULOUSLY CLEAN IN CHEMICAL BATHS. MR. A.G. GOODWIN (RIGHT) AND HIS ASSISTANT PETER LAW PERFORM THIS OPERATION IN THEIR LABORATORY. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS ARE ANALYSED. PROFESSOR HARTUNG DISCUSSES THE GLASS WITH MR. AMPT BEFORE HIS ANALYSIS. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

A SIGHTING TELESCOPE DESIGNED BY MR. F.H. CALDWELL. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

ALL OPTICAL PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECTED TO RIGOROUS TESTS. MR. R.L. ABBEY USES A SPECTROMETER TO TEST A PRISM. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

THESE PRISMS HAVE ALL BEEN MADE FROM THIS FUSED GLASS, AND ARE IN USE IN INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED AT THE UNIVERSITY. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
