'2" Howitzer Bomb - Finish ream, Stem Hole'

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1915-1918
 Description
A young worker is operating a large drill with complex gearing, driven by a belt descending from an overhead shaft. A second belt drives machinery in a wooden enclosure. There is a third belt within the machine, and gears. From "Munition Work Record. The Falkirk Iron Coy, Ltd, 1915-1918."
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Maker
Production date
1915-1918
Subject person
Subject place
Castlelaurie Works/Bankside/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Subject notes
The machine is being used for the finish ream of the stem hole, the 2 inch pipe projecting from the casing into which a long post was inserted.. The moving parts of the machine have no guards over them. Until 1918 children could leave school at 14 years and some as young as 12 years.
The photograph is from 'Munition Work Record. The Falkirk Iron Coy, Ltd, 1915-1918.' In 1915 the UK government took power over munitions production and the Works became a 'Government Controlled Establishment'.
Accession number
P05190

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