Nobel Explosives Display Stand
A wooden display stand for sticks of dynamite from Nobel Explosives, Ayrshire.
Tag: explosives
Nobel Detonator Tins
Three tins that held detonators from Nobel’s Explosives, Ayrshire.
Nobel Explosives Advertising Cards
Hand-lettered cards from Nobel’s Explosives, probably from a trade show display.
Nobel Industries Medal
Medal struck by Nobel Industries to commemorate the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.
Dummy Explosive Detonators
Dummy detonators and connectors from Nobel’s Explosives, Ayrshire.
High Speed Explosion Photographs
High speed explosion photographs from Nobel’s Explosives, taken with a rotating mirror camera.
ICI Detonator Tin
A tin which contained ICI electrical explosive detonators.
Nitroglycerine Nitration Stop Sign
A sign from the Biazzi continuous nitration nitroglycerine plant at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Bishopton.
Nobel Explosives Letter Opener
A letter opener from ICI Nobel Explosives, engraved Special Propulsive Section 1953, in the shape of a hydraulic cordite press.
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.