Brass Detonator Tool
A brass poking tool, used to make a hole in dynamite for a detonator, marked ICI.
Perspex Detonator Test Block
A Perspex cube shattered by an electrical explosive detonator, to study shock wave patterns. From the testing labs at Nobel Explosives, Ardeer.
Dummy Plaster Gelignite Packet
A dummy demonstration packet of Plaster Gelignite from Nobel’s Explosives, Ayrshire, made from clay. Printing very faint, enhanced below.
Ventilation Fan Detail Drawing
A drawing of part of a ventilation fan, built by Howden’s Engineering, Scotland Street, Glasgow.
Mine Ventilation Fan Plan Drawing
A coloured pen-and-ink drawing of two views of a mine ventilation fan. From Howden’s Engineering on Scotland Street, Glasgow.
Mine Fan Drawing
A pencil drawing of a fan, probably a mine ventilation fan, from Howden’s Engineering on Scotland Street, Glasgow.
Grangemouth Oil Painting
An oil painting of Grangemouth oil refinery at night, by Lesley Anne Derks.
‘The Floor Of A Train Ferry’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A WWI lithograph by war artist Muirhead Bone, of ship construction on the Clyde. Signed and marked in pencil “To The Tuscania”, a ship captained by his brother David.
‘Building Ships: A Workshop’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A 1917 signed lithograph by Glasgow-born war artist Muirhead Bone, of a fabrication workshop in a shipyard.
‘Lifting An Oil Tank Into A Train Ferry’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A WWI lithograph by war artist Muirhead Bone, of ship construction on the Clyde. Signed and marked in pencil “To The Tuscania”, a ship captained by his brother David.
‘Under The Bows’ Muirhead Bone Lithograph
A lithograph by WWI war artist Muirhead Bone, under the bows of a cross-channel rail ferry under construction.