Blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite were also produced here. On 7 October 1985, gelignite and detonators were stolen from the Tyrconnel Mine at Blackwood. The business later diversified into the production of blasting gelatine, gelignite, ballistite, guncotton, and cordite. The first manufactured plastic explosive was gelignite in 1875, invented by Alfred Nobel. The first plastic explosive was gelignite, invented by Alfred Nobel in 1875. The explosive was a mixture of gelignite and ammonal. It is suspected that she was killed accidentally by fishermen fishing with gelignite. These were small devices with around of gelignite in them with a short fuse attached. The gelignite became Jack's toy. Another wire was attached from the gelignite to the battery. To speed the excavation, 40 breakups were opened using around of gelignite. This mineral was used as an absorbent for gelignite and for toothpaste. St Luke's Mews, where it had its door removed using gelignite. The reviewer in "The Daily Telegraph" gave it five stars, calling it "pure televisual gelignite". The bomb comprised of gelignite and of nails.