Shell-making, Edinburgh Art.IWMART4235, John Lavery

Shell-making, edinburgh image: a view down the length of the interior of a munitions factory. Female workers wearing long overalls and blue hair caps are shown at work manufacturing artillery shells. The machinery is arranged in rows along the length of the room, with the moving belts of the machines suspended from poles on the ceiling. Shell cases are arranged on the factory floor. Date: 1919 (First World War).