Macrae's legal representative was Edward Terrell – himself a wartime inventor.[46] At the time the crown opposed granting an award; when Macrae was asked what elements of the sticky bomb he claimed to have invented, he replied "I am claiming no invention; I merely claim the development of the bomb, which was my job."[47][verification needed] However, in 1951, the commission recommended that Macrae should receive an ex-gratia payment of £500 (equivalent to £15,800 in 2019) and Norwood received £250 (equivalent to £7,900 in 2019) for his contribution.[46][48][49]