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weekend haul.......
- Thread starter sgtlynn
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Very nice haul Darryl.
The special matches for soldering wires together were used by the SOE but they were Army and Admiralty stores, the nomenclature was something like "Sleeves, Jointing, Self Soldering No 3" and they were made by Bryant and May in the UK.
Good to see a pair of British made time pencils in Canada rather than US made ones.
There was an increase in production of switches in the 1950s (Cold War preparations) and RM, which I think is Reid Manufacturing, manufactured large numbers in the UK. Incidently they also manufactured German pattern switches.
The special matches for soldering wires together were used by the SOE but they were Army and Admiralty stores, the nomenclature was something like "Sleeves, Jointing, Self Soldering No 3" and they were made by Bryant and May in the UK.
Good to see a pair of British made time pencils in Canada rather than US made ones.
There was an increase in production of switches in the 1950s (Cold War preparations) and RM, which I think is Reid Manufacturing, manufactured large numbers in the UK. Incidently they also manufactured German pattern switches.
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pointblank0
BOCN Supporter
Thanks for the pics of a great number of items.
I can't get my head round this SOE soldering match thing. I've never seen one before. Has anyone got any more info about them?
I can't get my head round this SOE soldering match thing. I've never seen one before. Has anyone got any more info about them?
PB,
They are copper tubes containing solder. You'll see on the outside that there is a dark brown substance which has a pink spot thereon. One takes two pieces of electrical cable (normally field telephone cable) with the ends bared and inserts one in either end of the tube. You the strike the pink spot (which in reality is a giant match head) on the striker surface of the box. This ignites and in turn ignites the brown pyrotechnic compound, which burns slowly and melts the solder joining the two pieces of cable.
TimG
P.S. As far as I'm aware, they were originally intended as a Signal's store for joining field telephone cables such as D8/D10
They are copper tubes containing solder. You'll see on the outside that there is a dark brown substance which has a pink spot thereon. One takes two pieces of electrical cable (normally field telephone cable) with the ends bared and inserts one in either end of the tube. You the strike the pink spot (which in reality is a giant match head) on the striker surface of the box. This ignites and in turn ignites the brown pyrotechnic compound, which burns slowly and melts the solder joining the two pieces of cable.
TimG
P.S. As far as I'm aware, they were originally intended as a Signal's store for joining field telephone cables such as D8/D10
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MissingSomething
Well-Known Member
Nice Haul Darryl.... looks like you beat me to a few things 
The Show was in Calgary, AB. Its now the biggest militaria show in Canada (supposedly).
The Show was in Calgary, AB. Its now the biggest militaria show in Canada (supposedly).
MissingSomething
Well-Known Member
The show is every Easter in Calgary on the long weekend and runs on the Friday and Saturday.
pointblank0
BOCN Supporter
Thanks for the info. Cleared that one up for me. learn something every day and all that.
Rob
| Found this and thought you may be interested... WW2 SOE & OSS Issue Sleeves Jointing Self Soldering No3 http://www.worldwarwonders.co.uk/WW...ssue-Sleeves-Jointing-Self-Soldering-No3.html |
Brad