Primer building
Built in 1896, municipal monument
Past
This was the workshop of the projectiles factory and the primer building. A primer is a fast-burning, usually explosive mixture, such as gunpowder. There were various types of primer. Shock-sensitive primer was made for percussion caps on cartridges. Shock-sensitive primer is a chemical substance that ignites or explodes when subjected to a shock or when struck with force. Ignition primers were also made. In ammunition, an ignition primer causes an object with which it comes into contact to ignite.
Fuzes, caps, and cartridges were assembled in the workshop. In front of the building was a gate with a checkpoint. Since fire was very dangerous, employees had to leave all flammable objects outside the building. Later on, the office of the munitions assembly department was based here. The annex on the north side served as a boiler room and is connected to the main building by a wooden connecting passage.
Present
Vleugel, designs and creations in wood is now based here.
More information: https://vleugel.nu/
Crate for transporting cartridges
This crate of cartridges was intended for whaling on the ship Willem Barentz. The crate contained 24 cartridges for the harpoon gun used in the post-war whaling expeditions of the Willem Barendsz.
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