011872 Accession Number: 011872

Description

CRAWLER TRACKS FOR THE BREN GUN CARRIER. A LABORATORY WORKER TESTS SAMPLES FROM EACH BATCH OF PINS. A VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING MACHINE PRESSES A PYRAMID SHAPED DIAMOND INTO THE TRACK PIN. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).

Details

Accession Number

011872

Photographer

Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

26 March 1942

Place Made

Newport

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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