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Piece
Report from Select Committee on Explosive Substances.
Catalogue reference: SUPP 5/784
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This record is about the Report from Select Committee on Explosive Substances. dating from 1874 in the series Ordnance Establishments: Headquarters and Factory Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SUPP 5/784
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1874
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Description (What the record is about)
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Report from Select Committee on Explosive Substances.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Printed. 1 Vol.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Weapons
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Record URL
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SUPP 5
Ordnance Establishments: Headquarters and Factory Records
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Report from Select Committee on Explosive Substances.
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