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Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)
Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)

Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)

Date7/6/1940
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  • Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of the shells are gripped by the rifling of the big guns to give the projectile the important spin adding speed and accuracy [Incomplete]
  • Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of the shells are gripped by the rifling of the big guns to give the projectile the important spin adding speed and accuracy [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019337F
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      Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
      Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/13/1940
      War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
      War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
      James, Norman
      3/16/1944
      Trench-wrecker--Squatting toad-like in its casemate at Vimy, this grim dispatcher of death lobbed its projectiles across no-man's-land to blow trenches flat
      Trench-wrecker--Squatting toad-like in its casemate at Vimy, this grim dispatcher of death lobbed its projectiles across no-man's-land to blow trenches flat
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/15/1936
      Miniature bombs held by Miss Vivian Baker at Piat, projectiles similar to those used by Canada's new V
      Miniature bombs held by Miss Vivian Baker at Piat, projectiles similar to those used by Canada's new V
      Anderson, Howard
      7/1/1934
      These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
      These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/6/1942
      Lagoon near Argonaut Rowing Club on Lakeshore Blvd., four-man shells scull past moored sailing craft
      Lagoon near Argonaut Rowing Club on Lakeshore Blvd., four-man shells scull past moored sailing craft
      Lennon, Frank
      5/13/1976
      Canadian coastal defence being rehabilitated at Halifax includes guns which can throw 380 - pound shells 15 miles, searchlight batteries, radar towers(...)
      Canadian coastal defence being rehabilitated at Halifax includes guns which can throw 380 - pound shells 15 miles, searchlight batteries, radar towers(...)
      Canada. Canadian Army
      12/6/1948
      Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
      Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
      Rutherford, George
      4/7/1943
      The voyager's companion, or, Shell collector's pilot : with instructions and directions where to find the finest shells : also for preserving the skins of animals and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, &c. &c. &c.
      The voyager's companion, or, Shell collector's pilot : with instructions and directions where to find the finest shells : also for preserving the skins of animals and the best methods of catching and preserving insects, &c. &c. &c.
      Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
      1825
      Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones
      Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones
      Smith, Strathy
      1/1/1940
      The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea
      The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea
      Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829
      1841
      Big gun ejects shells as Chinese Nationalist troops keep up desperate fight against Communist attackers who today are locked in an all-out fight north(...)
      Big gun ejects shells as Chinese Nationalist troops keep up desperate fight against Communist attackers who today are locked in an all-out fight north(...)
      Taiwan. Armed Forces
      12/4/1948