War Mine Is Now Mail Box on Big Pacific Liner

Title (Dublin Core): War Mine Is Now Mail Box on Big Pacific Liner
Subject (Dublin Core): en Technology; en Trivialization (other); en Explosives and land mines
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): War Mine Is Now Mail Box on Big Pacific Liner
extracted text (Extract Text): What was once a deadly mine, planted in the North Sea during the World War, is now being used in the peaceful mission of carrying mail on a Pacific Ocean liner. The steel sphere is an object of great interest to the passengers. On one side may be seen an indentation that is probably evidence of the narrow escape of some unidentified ship during the conflict. The letter slot is cut through one of the plates that leads to the firing mechanism, where acids were held in glass tubes, ready to bring about an explosion when broken by the impact of a vessel. It is supported on a heavy iron framework bolted in position.
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1923-11
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Mechanics, v. 40, n. 5, 1923
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 775
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain (Google digitized)
Source (Dublin Core): Google Books
References (Dublin Core): World War I; North Sea
Archived by (Dublin Core): Marco Bortolami; Marco Bortolami (editor)
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): Pacific Ocean

Item sets: Wars of Wonders; checked; no full text; Meve - Memoriale della Grande Guerra di Montebelluna