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Old 31-12-2012, 17:19   #11
Barrie Yates
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Re: Canary Island Fire

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Originally Posted by Retlaw View Post
Its real name was Coteholme, a subsidiary of Blythes, they mnanufactured explosives during WW1, their main product was known as Picric Acid, which turned every thing around it yellow, thats why it was known as Canary Island & the workers were nicknamed Canary's.
Thank you - should have realised it was somehow associated with Blythe's
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