| Job Title |
Condenser-tube Tender |
| Job Description |
Tends Battery Of Condenser Tubes In Which Gaseous Mercury Is
Condensed Into Liquid Mercury: Places Water-filled Buckets At
Base Of Each Tube To Collect Liquid Mercury. Removes Buckets As
Mercury Accumulates, Pours Off Water, And Strains Mercury Into
Steel Flask. Pours Mixture Of Water, Mercury, And Dust Onto
Sloping Table, Adds Quicklime, And Stirs Mixture With Hoe To
Separate Remaining Mercury From Sediment.
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