Extraction drum for penicillin production
Date
1952
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 78mm
width (print): 67mm
width (print): 67mm
Subject
Description
30 litre extraction tank for penicillin production in a factory setting. The machinery was used in a pilot plant constructed by Dr.Rod Sirivejkul in Bangkok, Thailand.
Captioned verso in ink: “Extraction tank“.
Major Rod Sirivejkul was Chief of the Antibiotic Division, Army Medical Department of Siam (Thailand) based in Bangkok. He corresponded with Sir Howard Florey on penicillin supply to Siam in the period 1951-1959.
Captioned verso in ink: “Extraction tank“.
Major Rod Sirivejkul was Chief of the Antibiotic Division, Army Medical Department of Siam (Thailand) based in Bangkok. He corresponded with Sir Howard Florey on penicillin supply to Siam in the period 1951-1959.
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