Bottle, shipping

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0310.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Almaden, Spain

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General Information

Serial #: 629960
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 13.1 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Spain
State/Province: Unknown
City: Almaden

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM LABORATORY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS.
Function: MERCURY PIG IS SPECIALIZED CONTAINER USED TO SHIP LIQUID MERCURY. IT PROBABLY CONTAINED UP TO 80 LBS OR 36 KG.
Technical: STRONG METAL CONTAINER DESIGNED TO ENABLE TRANSPORT RELATIVELY LARGE QUANTITIES OF VERY HEAVY LIQUID, SUCH AS MERCURY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED LETTERING ON TOP READS "ALMADEN/ ESPANA", "PATEN/ 107,750", & "629960"/ WHITE PANTED LETTERING ON TOP READS "N" & "22188", & ON SIDE READS "Product of Spain"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED FLAT BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bottle, shipping, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0310, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0310.001/

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