Name 1
CAJONES DE MERCURIO
Name 2
MERCURY CRATES
ID number
001.58.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Reyes Ávila Bercial, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n, 13400-Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.305
Type of Object
Built heritage - industrial

Description

Short description
"These crates have the function of storing the mercury until it is packaged. They come from the old storage where each aludel furnace had its own crate with its name, in this way, the performance of these furnaces could be monitored.
"
Measures
"length: 1.00m
width: 1.10m
height: 0.55m"
Materials
Iron and stainless steel
Dating
Early 20th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Mercury storage
Present use
Museum
Original location
Mercury store (Cerco de Destilación)
Present location
Mercury Museum (Mining Park)

STATE OF CONSERVATION

History of conservation:
Present state
good
Necessary activities:

DOCUMENTATION

Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
25. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never