No. 117 Fuze Manufactured by Wh - Whittaker Brothers (Accrington) Ltd., Pioneer Works, Accrington, Lancashire. Telephone: 2671 and 2672. Telegraphic Address: "Pioneer, Accrington"(Manufacturer of Mangles)
5AB - Empty Lot Series 20 – 30 of 1945
KEL – Kay & Co.(Engineers), Bolton, Lancashire. I suspect they rectified faulty fuzes manufactured by the above. I need to check the contracts.
The attached image is a fuze from my own collection, as can be seen the second letter from the 'Empty Lot' is missing. There is also a complete absence of Inspection or Acceptance marks. Which makes me think Kay & Co were probably 'rectifiers'.
TimG
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