Wooden rocket launcher for a firework, 1856
launcher, rocket, launcher, rocket
Accession Number
NAM.1961-07-41-1
Description
Wooden rocket launcher for a firework, 1856. Compressed propulsion cylinder, bound to a shaft which has an iron top and bracket for the cylinder; fired as part of the celebrations in Hyde Park, London which concluded the Crimean War (1854-1856).
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)
