Model of a tank, showing interior and side workings. The tank is described as a tracked fighting ...

Accession Number J00300
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half-plate negative
Maker Unknown
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Model of a tank, showing interior and side workings. The tank is described as a tracked fighting vehicle and was proposed in 1912 by Australian engineer Lancelot E de Mole. It was the earliest practical design offered to the British War Office. The idea was rejected. The model is held in the Australian War Memorial's collection.

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