Manufacturing an Eight Inch High Explosive Howitzer Shell (1917 ?)

This film is a heritage item from Library and Archives Canada and is only available in English. Detailed explanation of the manufacturing, inspection and shipping of howitzer shells for use in World War I. The start and finish of each process is shown and the time to complete the operation is noted. Shots of male and female workers leaving the office and factory, the assembly line and a cross section of a shell. Source: Library and Archives Canada. Dundas Historical Society Museum fonds, 1984-0413,
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