Munition Collection (page 2)

Messrs Kynochs War Munition Factory
A page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News with pictures reporting on the work being done at Kynochs war munitions factory at Witton, Birmingham. Date: 1915

WW1 - Titled Women Munitions Workers
The first contingent of Titled Society ladies who volunteered to work for Messrs. Vickers, Sons and Maxim as shell makers

WW1 - French Women working in Munitions Factory Date: 1916

Munitions Girl by Helen McKie
Look at the girls who REALLY work To strafe the German and the Turk - The girls who slave at making shells And scorn the screeds of H. G

Illustrated War News - King decorates munition worker
Front cover of The Illustrated War News with a photograph of King George V decorating Miss Lizzie Robinson, a munitions worker from Glasgow, for excellent conduct and attendance at her work

Women workers manufacturing synthetic phenol, WW1
Women munition workers testing the temperature of phenol as it runs into drums during the production of explosives. Date: 1918

Munitions workers waiting for the tea hooter, WW1
Women munitions workers outside the National Control Canteen, run by female volunteers, waiting for the tea hooter to sound

Tea Time in Dining Hall of National Control Canteen, WW1
Female munitions workers in the dining hall of the National Control Canteen, run by voluntary lady workers to provide cheap, nutritious meals for employees. Date: 1916

Training munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute
Scenes showing the training of munition workers at Shoreditch Technical Institute (run by London County Council) during the First World War

Munitions Workers WW1. Man and woman workers in Munitions factory, captioned, The only kind of matches allowed in a munition factory. Referring to safety notice on wall. Date: circa 1916

The Munition Girl WW1. Woman pushing trolley loaded with shells, Out for Victory. The Munition Girl, England Expects every Woman to do her duty. circa 1916

Woman Munition Worker 18 Pounder Gun. Drawing of a munitions worker, designed by Miss A.D. Wargent, a worker in factory Five, in aid of the 18 pdr gun fund, June 1918

Women War Work WW1 Munitions. Woman Munition Worker tuining shells in a munitions factory Date: 1918

Womens Work WW1 Munitions. With Fond greetings from a Munition worker helping to Carry on This badge proves I m a Worker, who can ne er be dubbed a Shirker Date: circa 1916

Munition Worker WW1. Woman stands beside a cart loaded with shells, captioned, Nervous? - not in these trousers. Date: circa 1916

Munitions Worker and Tommy WW1. The British Tommy the greatest Blue and the Blue Belle The New Britannia, Together, soldier and munition worker will make the Hun Squeal. Date: circa 1916

Munition workers watch Royal Investiture on Clydeside, WW1
Female munitions workers of the National Projectile Factory on Clydeside, dressed in their work clothes, fill the stands at the Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow where they watched King George V carry out a

Royal Vinolia Cream advertisement, munition worker, WW1
Advertisement for Royal Vinolia Cream from 1917 featuring a female munition worker - the ideal candidate for as dirty and rough work may be in your service for the nation...but Royal Vinolia cream is

Signing on for Munition Work, WW1
Women signing up for work in munitions factories during the First World War. Date: 1914-18

A Munitionette, Munition worker, WW1
A woman operating an automatic cartridge machine in a munition factory during the First World War. Date: 1917

Royal Vinolia Cream advertisement, 1918
Advertisement for Royal Vinolia Cream from the First World War period, the ideal toilet cream for munition workers. Date: 1918

Sir Vincent Raven
Sir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE (3 December 1859 14 February 1934), chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922

Munitions scandal, cartoon, WW1
Cartoon from London Opinion reproduced in The Tatler in their Pictorial Politics, column, showing a British officer, representing the Army, talking to a shopkeeper, representing John Bull

WW1 advertisement, Rover Company making munitions
A simple and direct advertisement placed in The Tatler magazine in 1915 by the Rover Company of Coventry advising readers that the 12 hp Rover car was unavailable due to the company turning its

Miss Margot Park, actress and war worker
Miss Margot Park, an actress, who, according to The Sketch, had left the stage during the war to work at the Ministry of Munitions. Whether this was in a factory or office setting is unclear

Pomeroy day cream advertisement for munitions workers, WW1
Advertisement for Pomeroy day cream, ideal for restoring freshness and beauty after a hard days work in the munitions factory. Date: 1918

Overheard by George Belcher
My daughter wants to go into one of those munition works. Do you think they re injurious to the eath, Mrs Green? Two ladies discuss the dangers of working at munitions factories

Fashionable ladies consider munitions work
Cartoon depicting two fashionably dressed ladies chatting about what they will contribute towards the war effort. First Maiden: Are you doing any war work

War Women in the guise of men, WW1
A page of various photographs showing women taking on traditionally male roles during the First World War. As well as working as recruiters and munitions workers, there is also a lady barber

Pomeroy skin food advertisement, skincare for munition worke
Advertisement for Pomeroy skin food, ideal for vanquishing the complexion ills of Munition work during the First World War. 1917

Lloyd Georges car mascot in shape of a shell, WW1
A symbolic winged shell fitted to the motor car of David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions during 1915. It was presented to him by a manufacturer as a mark of appreciation for his work in speeding

Viscountess Charlemont, munitions worker
Viscountess Charlemont, formerly Evelyn Fanny Charlotte Hull, daughter of Edmund Charles Pendleton Hull. She married James Edward Geale Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, son of Hon

Society munition-workers, lady volunteers making shells, WW1
A double page spread from The Sketch magazine showing several pictures to report on the involvement of high-born and titled women in the national drive for increasing munitions manufacture during

Italy ready for the Austrians: munition supplies 1917
At an Italian munition factory, making 15-inch projetiles shells for the front. This photograph was taken at one of the largest munition manufacturing establishments of Italy. Date: 1917

French shells used on Land and Sea WWI
In Toulon arsenal: Finished projectiles after " passing the doctor" ; the necessary wash. Upper photograph: showing big-gun shells

Training men in munition work, WW1
Men of the later Derby groups being trained in munition work. The Derby groups were men who had attested before the end of 1915, putting themselves forward for joining up if required

Assembling fuses 1916
Munition workers in World War One, packing fuse heads. 1916

Abdulla Cigarette advert featuring Maisie the Munition Worke
One of a series of advertisements for Abdulla cigarettes featuring various girls in typical roles during World War One. Here is Maisie the Munitions Worker. Date: 1918

Birmingham working in war time
A page of sketches by Helen McKie showing Birmingham as a hive of industry during the First World War, showing female munitions workers in a national shell factory

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1946
Is your child missing something ? You are, naturally, eager to do the best for your under-five child. And if you don t give him his Cod liver Oil and orange juice, you ve a reason

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1945
Something new in salad. Salad making gives full scope to your powers of invention. For almost all vegetables are at home in the salad bowl, and you can try them in almost endless combinations

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1944
Eggs are plentiful. Thanks to dried eggs, you can have at least three nourishing egg dishes every weeks. Small children can havemore

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1942
Home-guards of health. Of course you don t want to be a food crank. But it is useful to know that there are certain homely foods that can do a marvellous job of protecting you

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1943
Twice as good with egg. What a blessing it is that you now use almost as many eggs as you want. Thanks to the success of dried egg in this country

The woman behind the gun 1916
Ministering angels to the ministry of munitions. Making spiral scrolls with a vertical milling machine. Date: 1916

Women workers for WWI
400, 000 women were employed by the Ministry of Munitions in 1916, theses women came from France and England and more were required to keep up with the demand. Date: 1916

High explosive shells ready for the final process at Creusot
After having passed through all the series of foundry operations at Creusot, from the initial stage, when as a rough ingot of steel, the metal is received at the factory

High explosives being manufactured at Creusot Works, France
Photograph showing shells being manufactured at the Creusot Works, the Krupp, France. Date: 1915

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