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He poured molten lead through a sieve to form balls and allowed them to fall into water from various heights. | He poured molten lead through a sieve to form balls and allowed them to fall into water from various heights. | ||
The | The higher the drop, the bigger the shot. | ||
He built a tower on his house in Redcliffe, Bristol and cut away all the internal floors for this process which earnt him a fortune. <ref>[[Bristol's 'M Shed']]</ref> | He built a tower on his house in Redcliffe, Bristol and cut away all the internal floors for this process which earnt him a fortune. <ref>[[Bristol's 'M Shed']]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:43, 6 November 2012
1782 patented a process for making lead shot for shotgun ammunition.
He poured molten lead through a sieve to form balls and allowed them to fall into water from various heights. The higher the drop, the bigger the shot.
He built a tower on his house in Redcliffe, Bristol and cut away all the internal floors for this process which earnt him a fortune. [1]
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