War Mine Is Now Mail Box on Big Pacific Liner

Titolo: War Mine Is Now Mail Box on Big Pacific Liner
Oggetto: en Technology; en Trivialization (other); en Explosives and land mines
Article Title and/or Image Caption: War Mine Is Now Mail Box on Big Pacific Liner
extracted 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.
Lingua: eng
Data di rilascio: 1923-11
pagine: 775
Diritti: Public Domain (Google digitized)
Sorgente: Google Books
Referenzia: World War I; North Sea
Archived by: Marco Bortolami; Marco Bortolami (editor)
Copertura territoriale: Pacific Ocean