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Framed Print of Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes. Each girl has a pile of small sheets of cartridge-paper before her, and also a tray of elongated bullets. She has to roll up the paper round a wooden dummy or former, the bullet being inserted at one end, which she ties up tight with string, cutting off the ends of it with a pair of scissors. The cartridges are then ready to be filled with powder...About 200 girls are employed...The girls ages vary from ten to fourteen years, and they are the children of soldiers and arsenal workmen...They are all on piecework, and make about 900, 000 cartridges per week. Clever girls will earn on an average from 8s. to 11s. per week. The nimbleness with which their little fingers rattle over the work is truly wonderful...They work only five days per week, and their hours of employment are from 7.30 a.m. till 5 p.m...The buildings in the winter are heated by means of steam-piping, and are suitably ventilated. Every attention is paid to the health and good conduct of the girls, who looked as happy as possible, but gave unmistakable signs of their sex by the chatter, chatter...'. From Illustrated London News, 1862. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 35125117
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Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 16.2cm (9.6" x 6.4")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
