An underwater cutting torch displayed in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire
A photographic study of an underwater oxy-acetylene cutting torch in Portsmouth Dockyard. It is broken down into its 10 component parts. It has three long pipes leading to its nozzle and the controls include three wheels, one of which is labelled oxygen for heating. The negative has been slightly retouched with red masking pigment. See also negative number N25447 for this torch fully assembled.
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Object details
| ID: | N25448 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative; Red pigment |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | March 1944 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm |