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The ID plate on the fuel additive blender unit. It reads

Rocket Engine Component
Part Name: Blender Unit Assy. Fuel Additive
Contract No.: 5953
Part No.: 555232
Spec No.: RA0210-525
Stock No.: [blank]
Serial No.: 6300737
Model No.: H-1
Date of Mfg.: 5/27/63
Weight: [blank]
Insp: [some sort of inspection stamp]
Rocketdyne
A Division of North American Aviation, Inc.
U.S.

While the FABU was being held vertical, it leaked a small amount of liquid which still had a strong petroleum smell, nearly 50 years after it was last operated.

While preparing this photo for upload, I was surprised to see that it had a newer manufacture date than the FABU on the H-1 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.