Fuse Collection (page 2)

Figs. 1 And 3, Types Of Petards, Or Small Bombs, Usually Conical Or Rectangular Metal Objects Containing Gunpowder. Fig 2 The Pipe Used To Carry The Lighted Match

Forward Officer Observes Effect Of Creeping Artillery Barrage His Telephonist Relays Information To Battery Commander Giving Orders For Range Aim And Time Fuse Adjustment From The War Illustrated

French bracelet grenade, which hooked around the throwers wrist with a strap or thong. Innocuous while in the mans hand, the jerk as the grenade extends the strap

WWI British 18 pounder high explosive fuse
First World War British 18 pounder high explosive fuse.. Trench Art

Explosives detonator with push-down handle

Florence Upton playing cards - Weg with Fuse. circa 1900s

Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV blowing the fuse of t
France. Army of the 18th century. Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV blowing the fuse of the musket. Colored engraving

A Smiths H823 clock encased in a German 77 mm shellcase
A Smiths H823 clock encased in a German 77 mm. shellcase mounted on an AEG 15 HZ 14 fuse and resting on a German Howitzer shellcase base. Trench Art

Engaged in Making Progress, WW1
Engaged in Making Progress, three British Gunners at work on the Western Front during the First World War, loading shells into a field gun. The man on the left is setting a time fuse. Date: 1914

The secret of the German offensive 1918
This diagram shows several types of grenades the Germans were using during World War One, Besozzi grenade which had a 5 seconds time fuse, Pear-shaped grenade

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

The stages of a sky rocket firework being lit and exploding in night sky

Spherical black bomb with a fuse

Inside a UK plug

Fuse attached to bundle of dynamite

Illustration of barrel containing gunpowder with fuse lit

Earth globe with a fuse lighted up as a time bomb

Thumbnail Jottings during a Coastguard Cruise, Bantry Bay, Ireland: 1. Look Out. 2
THUMBNAIL JOTTINGS DURING A COASTGUARD CRUISE, BANTRY BAY, IRELAND: 1. Look Out. 2. Lady Firing Fuse. 3. Boarders away. 4. Away aloft. 5. Small Arm Drill. 6. Targets G.G. and N.A. 7

Jan van Speyk insert the fuse in the powder, 5 februari 1831, Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer, 1831 - 1850

The choleric temperament (the fire element), Hugo de Groot, Jacob de Gheyn (II), 1596 - 1597

USA, Virginia, Yorktown, Yorktown Victory Center, Continental Army encampment, artillery

Normal method of applying a petard (explosive device) to the gate of a fortress. The fuse has just been lit and the Fusilier is retreating quickly in order not to be hoist with his own petard

French Revolution of 1789. Revolutionary lighting the fuse of a bomb. Engraving

Stone quarry worker tamping down a gunpowder charge ready to fit a fuse and blast away a section of rock. Chromolithograph from a childrens book published in 1867

Fourth Of July Rocket Girl
United States: c. 1925 The Fourth of July Rocket Girl about to blast off

Mental health problems, artwork F006 / 3991
Mental health problems, computer artwork

International crisis, conceptual artwork F006 / 3971
International crisis, conceptual computer artwork

Hand holding a bomb, artwork
Hand holding a bomb, computer artwork

Global time bomb, conceptual artwork
Global time bomb, conceptual computer artwork

Bomb, artwork F006 / 8608
Bomb, computer artwork

GOLD RUSH CARTOON. Simple precautions to take in California, if one wants to spend the night safely and rediscover his gold upon waking

Inserting a 20 amp fuse
Fuse. Hand inserting a fuse into its socket. The yellow colour of the socket indicates that this is a 20 ampere fuse. This means that it will melt

Electrical fuses. 3A, 5A and 13A (A is short for ampere) fuses, designed to protect electrical devices and people from excessive currents

Electrical fuse
MODEL RELEASED. Electrical fuse

Fusion of spinal bones, X-ray
Coloured X-ray (front view) of the spine in a 45 year old patient with degenerative disc disease showing two implants (prostheses) between vertebral bones L4-L5 and L5-S1

Global time bomb, conceptual image
Global time bomb. Conceptual image of a smouldering fuse on top of a globe (centred on Europe), representing various issues that threaten the future of the Earth

Buckytube bomb, conceptual artwork
Buckytube bomb, conceptual computer artwork. This image of a stick of dynamite inside a buckytube could represent the use of nanotechnology in warfare

Buckyball bomb, conceptual artwork
Buckyball bomb, conceptual computer artwork. This image of a bomb inside a buckyball could represent the use of nanotechnology in warfare

William Peel throwing a live shell
Captain William Peel (1824 - 1858) depicted in the act of bravery that won his first Victoria Cross during the Crimean War

Lloyd George in Commons
David Lloyd George, at this time Minister of Munitions, exhibits a high-explosive fuse in the House of Commons

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"Fusing the Past: A Journey through Explosive History" South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. September 1898: Unearthing the power of fuses deep within the mines of Cornwall. Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus for Saving Lives from Shipwrecks: How fuses played a vital role in rescuing lives amidst treacherous maritime disasters. Women workers, World War I: Unsung heroes on the assembly line - women skillfully assembling fuses to aid their nations during wartime. David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Introducing the Munitions Bill: The political mastermind behind regulating and advancing fuse technology during times of conflict. Types of grenades in WWI: Exploring the deadly variety of grenade fuses that revolutionized trench warfare tactics. Vickers-Armstrong Elswick Works, Newcastle Upon Tyne: A glimpse into the industrial heartland where innovative fuse manufacturing took place during wartime. Comic Valentines Postcard - Old Maid about to be blown up: A lighthearted twist on explosive humor featuring a hapless old maid and an unexpected fuse encounter. James I, 1856 Artist: Alfred Crowquill): Delving into history as we uncover how early civilizations utilized primitive forms of fuses for various purposes. French bracelet grenade: An intriguing look at a unique fusion between fashion and weaponry during World War I - explosive elegance. WWI British 18 pounder high-explosive fuse: Examining advancements in military technology with this powerful British artillery fuse used extensively in battlefields. Figs 1 and 3: Types of Petards or small bombs; Fig 2 The pipe used to carry the lighted match from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment published 1868): Tracing back to Victorian-era warfare, we unravel the origins of petards and their ingenious fusing mechanisms.