National Filling Factory No.6 – Chilwell, token or tool check.

40mm brass token, pass or tool check inscribed ' THE PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL SHELL FILLING FACTORY No 6 CHILWELL ' with the issue number ' 6255 ' stamped to the centre. The reverse with entwined letter Cs surmounted by a crown.
Chilwell, near Nottingham, was chosen for the location for one of Britain’s largest shell filling factories, N.F.F. No.6. mixing TNT and ammonium nitrate and subsequent filling of 4.5 in to 15 in shells plus naval mines and aerial bombs.

Code: 10661