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DESCRIPTION Bomb Tail and Case
MANUFACTURER Advertising Tablet Co, Ltd, Birmingham
DATE c.1943
MATERIAL Steel, paint, card, textile
DIMENSIONS 725x355x350
PROVENANCE Private gift in 1990
LOCATION MCC
CAT. NO 1990.S.04208 | |
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A bomb tail, beer tray and depth charge tail all made by the Advertising Tablet Company | © Thinktank Trust | Come and see it in the Making Things gallery at Thinktank
World War Two was not just won on the battlefield. Everyone had a role to play. In Birmingham the Advertising Tablet Company Ltd normally made beer trays for use in pubs. During the war they made bomb casings. Overseeing all war work was the Ministry of Production. They noticed the company’s ability to work with sheet metal and the presence of suitable tools. Sharing production of war material amongst many companies made good sense. It reduced the risk of a German attack on one factory cutting supplies of key items. MORE |
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