006057
Photograph 006057 Second World War, 1939-1945THE GLASS MIXTURE IS CAREFULLY WEIGHED OUT, PRIOR TO BEING PLACED IN THE POT FOR MELTING. MR. G.M. WILLIS. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
006056 Accession Number: 006056
Description
AFTER BEING COOLED SLOWLY OVER NIGHT, THE POT IS TAKEN OUT AND BROKEN APART. MR. G. AMPT. SENIOR LECTURER IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
Details
Accession Number
006056
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
Tags
More like this
006052
Photograph 006052 Second World War, 1939-1945PROFESSOR HARTUNG PLACES A POT IN THE FRESHLY LIGHTED FURNACE. THE POT MUST BE HEATED SLOWLY TO PREVENT CRACKING. THIS TAKES AS LONG AS 8 HOURS. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
006037
Photograph 006037 Second World War, 1939-1945MR. J.D. HOPPER, UNIVERSITY LECTURER, IN CHARGE OF THIS WORK IS SHOWN HERE CONTROLLING A POTENTIOMETER. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
006039
Photograph 006039 Second World War, 1939-1945WHEN THE GLASS HAS FUSED INTO A SOLID MASS IT IS SLOWLY COOLED. IT IS NOW TESTED FOR THE ABSENCE OF STRAIN. HAVING PASSED THE RIGID TEST IT CAN NOW BE MADE INTO LENSES OR PRISMS. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRA
006040
Photograph 006040 Second World War, 1939-1945WITH THE AID OF THIS DIAMOND CUTTING MACHINE BEING OPERATED HERE BY ITS DESIGNER MR. R. CALDWELL, SENIOR MECHANIC, THE GLASS CAN BE CUT TO ANY DESIRED SHAPE. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
006069
Photograph 006069 Second World War, 1939-1945CLAY POTS ARE USED TO MAKE THE GLASS. THIS EXPERIMENTAL POT IS QUITE SMALL. POTS USED ULTIMATELY WILL BE SEVERAL FEET IN DIAMETER. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).
