Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.107
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Plaque
Title:
Kelly Filter Press Name Plate
Year Range from:
1889
Year Range to:
1917
Description:
Brass Name Plate
Flat rectangular metal name plate with raised lettering on it. Two small ears with holes in them for hanging (one on top, one on the bottom) at center. Front says "THE KELLEY FILTER PRESS / PATENTED, [Logo] TYPE B NO. 108 / KELLY FILTER PRESS CO. SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, U.S.A."
Flat rectangular metal name plate with raised lettering on it. Two small ears with holes in them for hanging (one on top, one on the bottom) at center. Front says "THE KELLEY FILTER PRESS / PATENTED, [Logo] TYPE B NO. 108 / KELLY FILTER PRESS CO. SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, U.S.A."
Notes:
A filter press is a pressure filter containing cloth leaves which are supported within a closed container to remove solids from a slurry. The solid sludge is collected periodically by opening the filter plates and scraping off the solids and then either replacing thenm or putting in a new one.
People:
Weir, Kevin
Search Terms:
T&E
Mine
Mining
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Cyanide
JMIC
Mine
Mining
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Cyanide
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2007.22.107
2007.22.107