Desiccant

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OBJECT TYPE: bag
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0605.005

MANUFACTURER: Crosfield, Joseph & Sons Ltd.
MODEL: Sorbsil
LOCATION: Warrington, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 6
AKA: silica gel
Patents: N/A
General Description: Off-white woven fabric bag bears black printed text; reportedly contains silica gel crystals.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.0 cm
Width: 10.8 cm
Height: 3.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Crosfield
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Warrington

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To absorb moisture from environment.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " "SORBSIL"/ BRAND/ SILICA GEL/ Desiccant/ Absorbs moisture rapidly from air./ Do not expose before using./ Approx. weight 8 ounces./ Do not use a second time/ without re-activation./ Manufactured by/ JOSEPH CROSFIELD & SONS LTD./ WARRINGTON/ LANCS,/ ENGLAND" printed on bag front. "J/S/C/L/W/1" printed within circle stamped in blue ink in upper left corner of bag front.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Off-white woven fabric bag bears black printed text; reportedly contains silica gel crystals.
Decoration: N/A

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Crosfield, Joseph & Sons Ltd., Desiccant, before 1986, Artifact no. 2001.0605, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0605.005/

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