Facilities
The company operated extensive facilities in Mount Eden, a central suburb of Auckland (originally on the outskirts of the city). The area is now mostly taken up by commercial redevelopment. Remaining from the original facilities are two iconic structures:
- A rare steel frame shot tower for the creation of lead pellets. It was built around 1916 to allow the company to produce lead pellets. Used in the shotgun shells of New Zealand hunters, they had previously been imported, mainly from the United Kingdom. The tower was erected by local blacksmiths W. Wilson and Company and initially operated by a Mr Lylie with his two daughters (who had previously been supplying CAC with limited quantities of shot from Nelson). The tower remained in profitable operation until after World War II, when it allowed the company to keep production levels high after military ammunition requirements dropped off again. The tower is the only 20th century shot tower in Australasia and the only remaining shot tower in New Zealand. It is now classified as a Category I heritage building by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, having been saved from destruction in the 1980s after popular protests.
- A compact but massive bluestone building now used as a bar / restaurant.
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