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Framed Print of Siege Operations at Chatham: necklace of gun-cotton round a beam, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Siege Operations at Chatham: necklace of gun-cotton round a beam, 1871. British Army training. Illustration of preparations for...the blowing down of a stockade, by firing bags of gunpowder and cakes of gun-cotton against it...The stockade was a barrier eight yards in length, built of timber posts, twelve inches square, firmly planted in the ground. It was a single stockade, the rear line of timbers being merely to prevent injury to the dockyard wall behind it. There was guncotton, to the amount of 10 lb. in the form of circular wads, each 2¾ in. in diameter and 1¾ in, in thickness. Some of these were strung together and hung in a festoon upon the face of the stockade, while others made necklaces around two of its massive beams four feet above the ground, and some were laid on the ground at its base; a small hole was also bored in the wood and plugged with two ounces of gun-cotton. These were all fired by fuses and an electric wire. At the same time a quantity of gunpowder, altogether 1000 lb. in bags hung or laid along another part of the stockade, was fired by the ordinary fuse'. From Illustrated London News, 1871. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 39517279
Chatham Kent England Chemical Drill Exercise Exercises Exercising Experiment Experimental Experimentation Experimenting Explosive Explosives Guncotton Gunpowder Military Engineering Regiment Royal Engineers Sapper Sappers Training
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 19.3cm x 20.6cm (7.6" x 8.1")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
