Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
Not quite sure what forum is the most relevant for this, but it does concern the past of a 'classic' maker, so here goes...
I've continued to research the history of Armstrong, and am currently working my way though the 1940s. I came across this advert in a 1947 Wireless World
http://jcgl.orpheusweb.co.uk/temp/RAF.jpeg
This - so far at least - is the *only* document I've ever found which says something about the 'munitions' work Armstrong did in WW2. (In public all they did was repair old sets or sell some passive components, etc.)
However the ad doesn't say anything about what they actually made for the RAF.
When I worked for them I was told they made 'J tubes' (or something that sounded the same like 'jay tubes'). But not what these were. Also it was referred to as 'munitions' work, but that term was common, I think at the time as no-one would give details during the war.
The fact that them made more than 12 million does make it look like a part of something 'expendable' like a bomb. But what?
So, does anyone here know much about munitions, etc, during WW2 and recognises this term? It would be useful to find some period documentation or a reference in a suitable book, etc. As it is, the item remains a mystery. I'm wondering if it was a part of the fuse / arming mechanism, but I'm just guessing.
I've continued to research the history of Armstrong, and am currently working my way though the 1940s. I came across this advert in a 1947 Wireless World
http://jcgl.orpheusweb.co.uk/temp/RAF.jpeg
This - so far at least - is the *only* document I've ever found which says something about the 'munitions' work Armstrong did in WW2. (In public all they did was repair old sets or sell some passive components, etc.)
However the ad doesn't say anything about what they actually made for the RAF.
When I worked for them I was told they made 'J tubes' (or something that sounded the same like 'jay tubes'). But not what these were. Also it was referred to as 'munitions' work, but that term was common, I think at the time as no-one would give details during the war.
The fact that them made more than 12 million does make it look like a part of something 'expendable' like a bomb. But what?
So, does anyone here know much about munitions, etc, during WW2 and recognises this term? It would be useful to find some period documentation or a reference in a suitable book, etc. As it is, the item remains a mystery. I'm wondering if it was a part of the fuse / arming mechanism, but I'm just guessing.