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OLD SHOT TOWER, WATERLOO

OLD SHOT TOWER, WATERLOO

Composite engraving from 'The Graphic', showing the manufacture of lead shot. Published March 13, 1875. Molten lead was dropped from the top of the tower into a water tank to make lead shot for guns.
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Image type:Engraving
Artist:Unknown
Ref:00031
Identifier:SP12/64/SHO 14
Date:1875

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