No. 8 Blasting Cap Tin
c. 1860s-1940s
Can: H 2", D 2 5/8" base; Lid: D 2 3/4“, H 1/4"
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 3716
On label: “No. 8 Blasting Cap, California Cap Company Oakland, California, Trojan Powder Company”
Blasting caps were small explosive devices that were used to detonate dynamite in the mines.
References
Oakland Wiki
No. 8 Blasting Cap Tin
c. 1860s-1940sCan: H 2", D 2 5/8" base; Lid: D 2 3/4“, H 1/4"
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 3716 See more
On label: “No. 8 Blasting Cap, California Cap Company Oakland, California, Trojan Powder Company”
Blasting caps were small explosive devices that were used to detonate dynamite in the mines.
References
Oakland Wiki
