ICI Explosive Sample Display
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ICI explosive sample display board, coal mining applications
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Display board showing wires, fuses and detonators for explosives used in coal mining, made by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, 1930-1960.
Explosives are used in coal mining to break up the coal to make it easier to remove from the mine.
Details
- Category:
- Coal Mining
- Collection:
- Lancashire Coal Mining Collection
- Object Number:
- Y2002.19.609
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 612 mm x 1147 mm x 90 mm,
- type:
- visual display unit
- credit:
- Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery
