Aero liquid oxygen container

Made:
1914-1923 in Birmingham

Aero liquid oxygen container, mark 1, serial number 22, in wicker basket cover, with Erichsen test sheet, by John Levick, Birmingham, England, 1914-1923. A vacuum flask with a capacity of 20 litres (equivalent to 15,800 litres of oxygen gas), used for transporting liquid oxygen to airfields from point of manufacture.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1923-1063
Materials:
copper and wicker
Measurements:
Dimensions entered
credit:
Imperial War Museum