Announcing the New
81/2 GALLON STAINLESS STEEL DRUMS for General Chemical
NITRIC ACID
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Some of the Advantages STRONGER... SAFER: Entire drum made of reinforced stainless steel. With it you reduce plant safety hazards since there is no glass to break, no wood to splinter.
ECONOMICAL . . . FREIGHT SAVINGS: No excess weight. Buyer makes worthwhile savings on freight expenses, both on incoming shipments of full drums and on the return of empty drums for credit. By purchasing nitric acid in this drum instead of in ordinary carboys you save freight on almost 600 pounds tare weight for each ton of acid.
COMPACT... SPACE SAVER: Only 12" in diameter and 22" high, the drum requires 60% less space per gallon of acid stored than ordinary carboys do. With it you can conserve floor space and store more acid in less room . . . an important advantage where space is limited.
LIGHTER... EASIER TO HANDLE: User handles less dead weight per pound of acid. Brum itself weighs only 19 pounds, yet holds 95 pounds of acid. Compare this with ordinary 72-pound glass carboys which contain 150 pounds of acid.
Now General Chemical brings Industry another important packaging development—stainless steel drums for General's Nitric Acid. This entirely new type of drum offers consumers greater utility, safety, and economy than any previous nitric acid container. Some of its advantages are outlined here. Important are the savings on freight and labor, and the increased efficiency and safety in plant operations BASIC CHEMICALS made possible by this drum. Consider what these benefits can mean to you. Then request shipments in the new 81/2 gallon stainless steel drums on your next order of nitric acid from General Chemical. FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRY
ONE-MAN PACKAGE: The convenient size and lower gross weights of this drum make — it a time-and-labor saving unit. Special handles at top and bottom increase ease of lifting and pouring by one man.
EASY TO OPEN: Pour-out is sealed with hexagonal stainless steel screw plug. Opens easily and seals tightly with ordinary wrench.
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