TOBRUK. A PATENT STILL FOR PURIFYING WATER, INVENTED BY LT. J. BLAIR-YUILL, 345 COY ROYAL ARMY ...

Accession Number 007527
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area
Date made 7 May 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

TOBRUK. A PATENT STILL FOR PURIFYING WATER, INVENTED BY LT. J. BLAIR-YUILL, 345 COY ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS (CENTRE OF PICTURE). MANY STILLS, SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, HAVE BEEN IMPROVISED BY THE UNITS IN TOBRUK AND THE SEA FRONT HAS MANY SUCH EQUIPMENTS FOR THE DISTILLING OF SEA-WATER BY VARIOUS UNITS. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).