COLECCIÓN DE EQUIPOS PARA EL TRANSPORTE DE MERCURIO
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COLLECTION OF EQUIPMENT FOR MERCURY TRANSPORT
ID number
001.328.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
School of Mining and Industrial Engineering at Almadén
Ownership
Private
Individual
Francisco Pablo Holgado's family.
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.002.032
Type of Object
Transport - other transport
Description
Short description
This is a series of containers that were meant for the transport of mercury from Almadén to any other part of the world.
Measures
Since this is a very diverse set of items with different dimensions, they are not covered in this section.
Materials
Leather, iron
Dating
19th and 20th century
Author / Producer
No data
Illustrations
Original use
For the transport of mercury. Their external morphology is very varied, but all of them have the same capacity, which is 3 Castilian arrobas (34.5kg) and are known by the name of Frascos (bottles), since this was the global commercial unit of mercury.
Present use
Items that are exhibited in the museum.
Original location
Almadén mine
Present location
Francisco Pablo Holgado Museum of the Historical Mining Complex of EIMIA
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Came to EIMIA in a good state of preservation.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular inspection and maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
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