An underwater cutting torch displayed in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire
A photographic study of a complete underwater oxy-acetylene cutting torch in Portsmouth Dockyard. It is a Vulcodisc Air Gun and has two flexible pipes leading to the control lever and nozzle. The negative has been slightly retouched with red masking pigment. See also negative number N25452 for this torch broken down into its component parts.
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Object details
| ID: | N25451 |
|---|---|
| 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: 120 mm x 164 mm |