Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Made:
1936-1938 in Northwich, Northwich, Wallerscote and Winnington
Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938

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Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938
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Sectioned nine litre reaction vessel, on wheeled trolley and with two sections of rail and casing, by WRD Manning and SG Marshall at ICI (Alkali) Limited, Northwich, Cheshire, England, 1936-1938. This vessel was used to produce the first ton of polyethylene in December 1938.

9 litre reaction vessel, on trolley, in which the first ton of polyethylene had been produced by December 1938. (Sectioned). Designed in 1936 by W. R. D. Manning and S. G. Marshall of ICI (Alkali) Ltd., Northwich

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1977-260
Materials:
metal (unknown), paint and steel
Measurements:
overall: 2750 mm x 1830 mm x 950 mm, 1000 kg
rails: 1830 mm
type:
plant equipment
credit:
ICI Ltd. (Plastics Division)

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Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Sectioned nine litre reaction vessel, on wheeled trolley and with two sections of rail, by WRD Manning and SG Marshall at ICI (Alkali) Limited, Northwich, Cheshire, England, 1936-1938. This vessel was used to produce the first ton of polyethylene in December 1938.

Measurements:
overall: 2750 mm x 1830 mm x 950 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) , steel (metal) and paint
Object Number:
1977-260/1
type:
polythene and polyethylene
Segment of casing for Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Segment of casing for Pilot plant equipment for the manufacture of polythene, 1938.

Segment of casing from sectioned nine litre reaction vessel, by WRD Manning and SG Marshall at ICI (Alkali) Limited, Northwich, Cheshire, England, 1936-1938. This vessel was used to produce the first ton of polyethylene in December 1938.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1977-260/2
type:
polythene and polyethylene