Early Blasting Caps Tins Bethlehem Steel Antiques Classification: Textiles

Classification: Textiles

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Medium: Waxed Linen Canvas

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Early Blasting Caps Tins Bethlehem Steel Antiques Classification: TextilesEarly Blasting Caps Tins Blasting caps are a form type of detonator, used to trigger an explosive charge in a larger, more difficult to ignite, explosive, such as dynamite, TNT or the like. Detachable in nature and stored separately, blasting caps were developed as a means of ensuring the main explosive could be stored and transported safely, without the risk of spontaneous explosion. Over the centuries many kinds of detonators have been developed,