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Description: | Cordite, a mixture of guncotton and nitroglycerine, became the principal constituent of shells, so large areas of the Royal Gunpowder Factory were redeveloped for its manufacture. In this view are one of the barrels used to wash the nitroglycerine free of nitrating acids and the steam heating pipe to ensure the nitroglycerine did not freeze. | Subjects: | Derelict Explosives Factory Military Industry | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Silva, D | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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