008918 Accession Number: 008918

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GIRLS IN A MELBOURNE FACTORY ARE MAKING CARDBOARD SHELLS OF A SPECIAL TYPE FOR SIGNAL CARTRIDGES, THE VERY LIGHTS USED BY THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE. THE SHELLS GO FOR LOADING TO THE PYROTECHNIC SECTION OF A MUNITIONS FACTORY. VERY LIGHTS ARE MADE TO GIVE FLARES OF FIVE DIFFERENT COLOURS. CHAMBER FOR CAP IS STAMPED IN BY PRESS ON EXTREME LEFT. THEN CARTRIDGE RECEIVES CAP WHICH WILL EXPLODE THE CHARGE THAT SHOOTS OUT THE FLARE. (NO. 8 OF SERIES) (PHOTOGRAPHER: E. CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
008918
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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