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Description

Newly completed gasometer (gas holder) being painted. 6 men (unidentified) standing on the tank.

Typed caption on display board for this photo reads: “Completed holder receiving a coat of protective paint. The top section of the holder rises and falls on diagonal rails. Gas pumped in under pressure lifts the top section and its weight maintains steady pressure in the town mains.”

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1950,
levin,
levin municipal gas works,
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Related items

Oxide purifiers
Gas engine to drive pumps
Gas making retorts
Gas Works viewed from Cambridge Street
Gas Works main building (view of south side)
Steel base for new gasometer under construction
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First set of gas purifying units
Mr A.C Kennerley working beside exhauster pump
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