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Chemical Spill-Incident: Sulphuric Acid Plant Burst Glass Coolers
Image Not Available for Chemical Spill-Incident: Sulphuric Acid Plant Burst Glass Coolers

Chemical Spill-Incident: Sulphuric Acid Plant Burst Glass Coolers

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1848)
DateMarch 1975
Object NamePhotograph
MediumPaper
ClassificationsChemicals and Gas
Dimensions8.8 x 11.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Mrs M Keay.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS079616
About MeIn 1848 George Miller of Glasgow leased land adjacent to the gasworks. His purpose was to process the by-products of coal gas manufacture. Ammoniac water was the product he sought. This he intended to turn a fertiliser that could be sold to local farmers. In this way the coal gas industry provided the backbone for a chemical industry. Miller's Sandilands Chemical Works, known locally as "stinky Miller's", went on to manufacture a range of products for North East agriculture. In 1928 it became part of Scottish Agricultural Industries.
Sandilands Chemical Works
September 1963
Sandilands Chemical Works
October 1962
Sandilands Chemical Works
October 1962