Cooke's Explosives Limited - an account of explosives manufacture in Penrhyndeudraeth

Extensive, although unedited, footage of processes at Cooke’s works in Penrhyndeudraeth where salt, ammonium nitrate and glycerine were combined to produce explosives for use in coal mines, mainly, but also for munitions during WWII. Distributing supplies to depots in Derby, Staffordshire, Cumbria and Cornwall the Cooke’s lorries would cover 25,000 miles – the circumference of the world – every week.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 139254
  • Status Released
  • Released Great Britain August 21, 1960
  • Content Rating United States of America NR
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Production Countries Great Britain
  • Box Office Worldwide $0
  • Sub-Genre Silent
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  • Created August 21, 2020 by
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  • Modified August 21, 2020 by
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