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U.S. National Archive Photos Showing Various Artillery Shell Production In Canada During WWI. 4.7 inch, 18 Pdr, 9.2 inch, 75 mm, 155mm

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bdgreen

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First set of photos
 

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  • 111-SC-56243 (75mm Canada)a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56245 (4.7 inch, Canada)a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56287 (9.2 inch Canada)a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56293 (4.7 inch Canada)a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56082 (4.7 inch Canada)a.jpg
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Second set of photos
 

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  • 165-WW-365B-035 (Heat Treating 18 Pdr Shrapnel Shells In Lead Bath, Canada. 1918)a.jpg
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  • 165-WW-365B-033 (Preparing 18 Pdr Shells, Canada, 1918)a.jpg
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  • 165-WW-357A-065 (Shell Production Floor, Goldie & McCulloch Co., Canada, 1918. a.jpg
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  • 165-WW-372B-011 (4.7 inch Common Steel Shell, Mark 1, Canada, 1918)a.jpg
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  • 165-WW-372B-015 (4.7 inch Common Steel Shell Inspection & Stamping & Varnishing, Canada. 1918)a.jpg
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Last phtos.
 

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  • 165-WW-368A-014 (4.7 inch HE Shell Machining, Canada, 1918)a.jpg
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  • 165-WW-368A-026 (4.7 inch HE Shell Final Inspection, Canada, 1918. a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56288 No. 80 Fuze; Canada)a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56206 (155mm; Dominion. Canada), a.jpg
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  • 111-SC-56205 (155 mm; Canada), a.jpg
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Fabulous Thankyou ~

I notice that while these U.S. contract projectiles take fuze adaptors, there on none to be seen.
If these companies made them at all, then they must have been packed separately and only assembled after filling
in the U.S.
 
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