Tank | Science Museum Group Collection

This mild steel lead lined tank and enameled pan top were built at some point between the late 19th century and early 20th century at the Levenstein/Blackley dyeworks which was based in Manchester. The tank is approximately 4 feet 6 inches in diameter, 4 feet 6 inches deep and weighs around one and a half tons. The enameled pan fits on top of the steel tank, and at the bottom of the tank is a porcelain hole where a charge tap would have been installed. Internally, the tank also had lead coiling and lead covered grid agitator to facilitate the mixing of cod liver oil and sulphonic acid.

Mild steel lead lined tank

Early 20th Century

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