Pitch pine vat from a dyeworks, 1920s

Made:
1920-1929 in Blackley

Unlined 3000 gallon wooden Vat with stirrer and stirrer motor used in the manufacture of Kromaline (sulphonated fish oil for treating dried leather) at ICI Blackley Works.

Details

Category:
Industrial Chemistry
Object Number:
1981-353
Materials:
wood and metal
Measurements:
overall: 2400 mm 3800 mm, 3.57 t
vat: 1410 x 3800 mm
type:
vats and chemical manufacturing
credit:
ICI Ltd. (Organics Division)

Parts

motor drive unit mechanism, 1920s

motor drive unit mechanism, 1920s

Motor drive unit mechanism, two trunneons (brackets), drive belt from unlined 3000 gallon wooden Vat used in the manufacture of Kromaline at ICI Blackley Works.

Measurements:
Pallet: 1220 x 1830 x 1370 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
1981-353 Pt2
type:
pitch pine vat
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden staves from a dyeworks, 1920s

Wooden staves from a dyeworks, 1920s

Wooden staves for vat from unlined 3000 gallon wooden Vat used in the manufacture of Kromaline at ICI Blackley Works.

Measurements:
Pallet: 760 x 1830 x 1220 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
1981-353 Pt3
type:
pitch pine vat
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pitch Pine Vat from a Dyeworks, 1920s

Pitch Pine Vat from a Dyeworks, 1920s

Lead heating pipes, curved and seats from unlined 3000 gallon wooden Vat used in the manufacture of Kromaline at ICI Blackley Works.

Measurements:
overall150x2050x: 150 mm x 2050 mm x 1480 mm, 191.5 kg
Pallet (approx): 200 x 1830 x 1830 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
1981-353 Pt9
type:
pitch pine vat
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Machine guards from pitch pine vat from a dyeworks, 1920s

Machine guards from pitch pine vat from a dyeworks, 1920s

Two machine guards, from pitch pine wooden vat, used in the manufacture of Kromaline at ICI Blackley Works.

Measurements:
pallet: 1220 x 1829 x 1372 mm
Object Number:
1981-353 Pt10
type:
machine guards from pitch pine vat

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