Cartridge store
Built in 1910, municipal monument
Past
This cartridge store had its own small turning shop for the production of percussion caps. Legend has it that the archives of the German occupying forces were kept here during the war. Later on, it housed Eurometaal’s water purification equipment. This is one of the smallest stand-alone buildings on the site. The entrance on the east side, with an opening for a conveyor belt, has been bricked up. The water tank on the other side, alongside the ditch, helped buffer the water supply system at Hembrug. Once it had been purified, this water was used for cooling in the processes, after which it was discharged into the ditches at Hembrug.
Present
It is currently the premises of designer Jim van der Lubbe, a former apprentice at the Hembrug in-company training centre. His studio creates high-quality interior and exterior designs, including bespoke pieces.
More information: http://jvanderlubbe.nl
Modular conveyor belt with 7.62 mm shells
There are 65 shells featuring the AI (Artillerie Inrichtingen) mark in the modular conveyor belt. All cartridges were fired.
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