museumtom Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 What was the box thingy that was wound up and plunged to let off the mines in ww1? It is bugging me.........I have heard the name of it before but I cannot remember. Regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Is it an accumulator? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Evenin' all, On this subject, does anyone know if there is a publication which gives details of the epuipment, both in terms of that worn (breathing apparatus etc...) and the instruments used by tunnellers in the great war? I've always wanted to add some tunnelling pieces to my collection... Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Jonathan, I do not think you will find a specific book detailing tunnelling equipment - anything like this is very rarely seen outside a museum. There are however a couple of excellent books on the general subject of WW1 tunnelling as discussed on the forum recently. Compared to WW2, in general there is still a deficit of really good and detailed specific Great War equipment books. But I guess there should be files buried deep at the PRO detailing tunnelling equipment? Was the box called a 'charge box'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 'Exploder Boxes', 'Exploders', and 'Plungers' are also used in Barrie's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymro Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Thanks Giles J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreed Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 It is called The Exploder, Dynamo, Electric Mark V. It is contained in a wooden box 13" x 8" x 6", it is painted white and fitted with a lid that can be locked. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now