UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10719406/Former-dustmans-salvaged-WW1-archive.html?frame=2861436 Edited March 24, 2014 by UK_Widowmaker 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 25, 2014 His job offered him this chance - and he used it to the full. Great collection! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldric 42 Posted March 25, 2014 Very nice collection indeed! Kind regards, Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted March 25, 2014 Great collection!Olham, what is a Blindganger? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Hauksbee, a "Blindgänger" (blindwalker) is an explosive (bomb, shell etc.), which did not explode at it's impact, as it should have - a dud in English. In German cities they still find tons of unexploded bombs from WW2, which didn't blow up, but are still lethal. The interiour of the detonators looks like new mostly, when they open them. Edited March 25, 2014 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Polovski 415 Posted March 25, 2014 Superb UK_W thanks, makes you realise how many 1000s of photos must get chucked out each year all round the world not captured by a someone like him. He also only saw ones he noticed falling out, or in the back of the lorry so must be more even he missed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted March 25, 2014 We find the odd German ones here too... mainly firebombs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted March 26, 2014 ...a "Blindgänger" (blindwalker) is an explosive (bomb, shell etc.), which did not explode at it's impact. At least I got the basic translation right, but never would have figured that it meant "dud". Thanks, Ohlam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adger 85 Posted March 26, 2014 Great find Widowmaker,fantastic photo,s and all thrown away?I love the big RFC squadron one,and people throw this stuff away..unbeliveable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadhead 2 Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) My dad was in the army between the wars (he was well into middle age when i was born) and i remember photos he had of officers and men that he served with , also he had a postcard of a Zeppelin fling over my home town Blyth in Northumberland which , though i'm sure it was faked looked very convincing. We also had a salt/pepper shaker in the shape of a Mk1 tank which i managed to smash into a million pieces , I was very unpopular for a while , I guess my Mother threw all this lot away after Dad died and she moved house , shame but thats life. Btw for anyone who doesnt know Blyth was an important Submarine base in both wars. Edited March 28, 2014 by Deadhead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HumanDrone 4 Posted March 29, 2014 Thanks Widowmaker, and to that man for making the most of his opportunity. It's a shame people don't see any value in these; My mother has pictures from my youth but I don't know hen I can get down to Florida and help her through them - she'll never do it on her own. And I thought my sister was real tech savvy and could scan pictures, (pretty simple), but she can't, so if she gets the pictures she'll have to send them to me. Pretty wild. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
