ICI Hard Hat
A plastic hard hat from ICI Nobel Explosives, Ardeer.
Category: Explosives
Danger Firing In Progress Sign
An engraved plastic sign from the testing laboratories at Nobel’s Explosives, Ardeer.
Power Cable Explosive Sample
A sample from Nobel’s Explosives, of an underwater electrical power cable, cut by shaped-charge explosive.
SFF Georgetown Pay Tokens
Three pay tokens from the WWI Scottish Filling Factory at Georgetown, near Erskine.
Nobel Explosives Shotgun Powder Container
A cardboard container for No.62 Shotgun Powder from ICI Nobel’s Explosives Company in Ayrshire.
Nobel Smokeless Powder Tin
A tin for smokeless gunpowder from Nobel’s Explosives.
Shot Firing Tools
A pair of shot firing tools – a scraper for clearing out the blasting hole, and a tamper for pressing in the dynamite charge, with a brass tip to prevent sparks.
Nobel Explosives Gauge
A copper plate with three measurements, from Nobel’s Explosives in Ardeer – perhaps used for measuring explosive charges. Early 20th Century.
Nitroglycerine Sample Box
A padded box for carrying nitroglycerine samples, from Nobel’s Explosives, Ardeer.
Ballistic Mortar Blueprint
A blueprint of a ballistic pendulum or mortar, built in the testing labs at Nobel’s Explosives, Ayrshire.
Explosive Testing Slide Rules
A pair of slide rules – one in wood, one in plastic – used to compare the power of various explosives, tested on a device called a ballistic pendulum. From Nobel’s Explosives, Ayrshire.