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8 items
Four Imperial Russian banknotes
- 1898 – 1909
4 Imperial Russian banknotes, in denominations of one, five, ten, and twenty-five.
- Subject Bank notes, Paper money
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3 items
Hungarian National Millennium Exhibition ticket
- 1896
Albert B. Levy's ticket to the National Millennium Exhibition (Az Ezeréves Magyarország és a milléniumi kiállítás). Albert B. "Bela" Levy (1873-1951) was the father of Gabor B. Levy (1913-1999).
The exposition,…
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Certificate releasing Levy family members from Prussian citizenship, 1887
- 1887-Jun-09
Certificate releasing Levy family members from Prussian citizenship., dated June 9, 1887.
The names are not all legible. The family includes a father, born September 4, 1834 in Festenberg; his wife, whose maiden name…
- Creator Of Work Hungary. Belügyminisztérium
- Subject Citizenship, Levy, Gabor B., 1913-, Germany--Prussia, Levy, Albert B., 1873-1951
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59 items
Memorandum and account book belonging to Charles A. Ronne
- 1879-Nov – 1880-Mar
Memorandum and account book belonging to Charles A. Ronne. The majority of the pages are blank. Ten pages contain a record of Ronne's expenses from November 1879 through March 1880. After a break of several pages, there…
- Creator Of Work Ronne, Charles A.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Antidotes, Chemistry, Home economics, Metals--Analysis, Ronne, Charles A.
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100 items
Home Helps
- 1898
A collection of recipes using Cottolene, a brand of shortening made from beef tallow and cottonseed oil, that was manufactured by the N. K. Fairbank Company. Cottolene was produced from 1868 until the mid-20th century.…
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2 items
Pepsin Is of No Value in the Digestion of Starchy Foods
- 1895-Oct
Advertisement for Taka-diastase (also called Takadiastase), published in The Druggist Circular and Chemical Gazette, 1895. Takadiastase was developed by Japanese chemist, Jōkichi Takamine (1854-1922).
- Creator Of Work Parke, Davis & Company
- Subject Pepsin, Parke, Davis & Company, Amylases, Digestive enzymes, Advertising, Takamine, Jōkichi, 1854-1922
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202 items
The Coal Tar Colours of the Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst on the Main, Germany
- The Coal Tar Colours, their Properties and Reactions, and the Methods of their Application
- 1896
Sample book containing a "general survey of [Farwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning's] various coloring matters... their solubility, the methods of applying them to wool, cotton, and silk, and their employment in…
- Creator Of Work Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning
- Publisher The Farbwerke
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Coal-tar colors, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, October 28, 1880
- 1880-Oct-28
A follow-up to the letters of August 13 and 19 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the sale of some property. A bill for the services of Frederick Sylvester & Brother is rendered.
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Letter from Samuel W. Levis to James Curtis Booth, April 1883
- 1883-Apr-26 – 1883-Apr-28
Samuel W. Levis writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to enquire after land for sale.
- Author Levis, Samuel W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Levis, Samuel W.
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3 items
Letter from Marcus Benjamin to Margaret M. Booth, March 28, 1888
- 1888-Mar-28
Marcus Benjamin (1857-1932), an American chemist and editor, offers his condolences to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza, the widow of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), and agrees to send her "mss sketch" of her late husband.
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Letter from M. Alsberg to James Curtis Booth
- 1888-Feb-07
M. Alsberg, Corresponding Secretary of the American Chemical Society (ACS) informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he has been elected Vice President of ACS for the year 1888.
- Author Alsberg, M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, American Chemical Society
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2 items
Letter from Booth, Garrett, & Blair, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, to James Curtis Booth
- 1885-May-16
In 1836, James Booth started a student laboratory in Philadelphia where men could obtain practical training in chemistry - especially analytical chemistry - by personal instruction. With him were associated successively…
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Letter from W.C. Spruance to James Curtis Booth
- 1886-May-07
William C. Spruance (1831-1913) Attorney at Law, suggests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) write to Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893) for geological information.
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, June 4, 1883
- 1883-Jun-04
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth, mentioning his fatigue from proofreading his Catalogue…
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, March 8, 1882
- 1882-Mar-08
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), invites Booth to attend a lecture by Bolton on glaciers and asks if…
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, July 26, 1880
- 1880-Jul-26
An acknowledgment.
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Letter from Patterson Du Bois to Margaret M. Booth, October 4, 1888
- 1888-Oct-04
Patterson Du Bois writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to notify her of the date on which Du Bois' memorial to her late husband will be delivered at the American Philosophical Society.
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Letter from C.M. Potter to James Curtis Booth
- 1887-Apr-25
C.M. Potter writes James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a thank-you note for a donation made to the Hobart College Library.
- Author Potter, C. M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Charity, Hobart College
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Letter from Samuel W. Levis to James Curtis Booth, April 30, 1883
- 1883-Apr-30
Samuel W. Levis writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of early April to enquire after land for sale.
- Author Levis, Samuel W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Levis, Samuel W.
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156 items
The Dyer's Practical Guide : A Treatise on the Art of Dyeing Wool, Shoddy and Cotton
- 1884
Treatise containing "practical knowledge" on dyeing for manufacturers, with sections on mordants, chemicals used in dyeing, wool scouring, extracting cotton from wool, and 253 dye recipes for wool, cotton, and shoddy…
- Author Sherry, Frank
- Publisher Franklin Steam Printing House
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Formulas, recipes, etc.
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2 items
Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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4 items
Hanson's Magic Corn Salve
- After 1884 – before 1925
Small orange box containing a topical rub intended to treat corns, bunions, and warts.
Willis Tracy Hanson, Sr. (1858-1933) was a New York businessman known for selling patent medicines. These remedies could be…
- Manufacturer W.T. Hanson Co.
- Subject Drugs, W.T. Hanson Co., Quacks and quackery, Pharmaceutical industry, Warts, Bunion
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121 items
Bibliography on Albumen as a Mordant for Anilin [sic] Colors
- Circa 1898
In 1856, while attempting to synthesize quinine, William Henry Perkin (1839-1907) serendipitously produced a synthetic purple dye that came to be known as mauve. The popularity and success of this dye in the textile…
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2 items
Microscope
- Circa 1890
A brass microscope with two objective lenses.
- Creator Of Work James W. Queen & Company
- Subject Microscopy, Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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82 items
Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated and Descriptive Guide to Plants Indigenous to and Naturalized in the United States, Volume II
- 1892
Second of two volumes detailing a variety of plant species and their medicinal properties. The works contain 180 chromolithographic plates, originally drawn and hand-colored by the author. The illustrations depict the…
