Name 1
ENVASADORA DE MERCURIO
Name 2
MERCURY PACKAGING DEVICE
ID number
001.60.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
001.001.003.303
Type of Object
Built heritage - industrial

Description

Short description
Device used for packaging mercury in different containers. This device works with compressed air, it contains four packaging tubes with hermetic sealing so that the possible mercury vapours that may be produced do not harm the workers.
Measures
"length: 1.15m
width: 0.55m
height: 1.75m"
Materials
Stainless steel and glass
Dating
End of 20th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Mercury packaging
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