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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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2 items
Chi-Ches-Ters Menstrual Pain Relief Tablets
- 1900s
Container of "Chi-Ches-ters" menstrual pain relief tablets, manufactured by Chichester Chemical Co.
Chichester Chemical Co. also manufactured "Pennyroyal Pills," which were marketed with language that subtly indicated…
- Manufacturer Chichester Chemical Co.
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Women--Health and hygiene, Menstrual products
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3 items
Igloo Wrap cellophane
- 1900s
Blue and red cardboard box of "Igloo Wrap Brand" cellophane wrap, manufactured by Du Pont.
- Manufacturer E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Food--Storage, Food--Preservation, Plastic films
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2 items
AIChE slide rule pin
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers slide rule pin
- After 1900 – before 2004
Gold-plated pin for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE). The pin is in the shape of a slide rule with the AIChE shield in the center and has a hinged clasp.
- Manufacturer L.G. Balfour Company
- Subject Brooches, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Collectibles
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15 items
Acid Colors on Piece Goods
- After 1900 – before 1950
Sample book containing dyeing instructions and 54 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured dyes. Consists of one cardboard leaf that folds out into 9 sections.
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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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4 items
Loxol Pain-Expeller
- Circa 1900
Glass bottle of F. Ad. Richter brand "pain expeller" medicine.
Friedrich Adolf Richter (1846-1910) was a German businessman and founder of F. Ad. Richter & Cie, a producer of pharmaceuticals, music boxes, gramophones,…
- Manufacturer F. Ad. Richter & Co.
- Subject Drugs, F. Ad. Richter & Co., Quacks and quackery, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Analgesics, Pharmaceutical industry
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7 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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Echtheits - Tabellen der Substantiven Baumwollfarbstoffe
- Authenticity Tables of Substantive Cotton Dyes
- 1900
A tabular overview of the field of substantive cotton dyes. Substantive dyes, also referred to as direct dyes, become chemically fixed to textile fibers without the aid of a mordant. Contains dyed and mounted cotton…
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74 items
Benzo Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1900 – 1950
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed yarn and cotton thread samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Cotton
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4 items
Tintex Armor Gray Fabric Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small, cardboard, Tintex brand dye box printed with an illustration of a woman holding a garment over a sink. Contained a small paper packet, pictured on the right, that contains the powdered fabric dye. Dye…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
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2 items
Tintex Mistique Stocking Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small, orange, Tintex brand dye box with an illustration of a pair of legs wearing stockings. A folded instruction sheet is included in the box.
Dyes are charged, water-soluble, organic compounds that chemically bind…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
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2 items
Tintex Orchid (Lavender) Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small gray box with an illustration of a woman holding a garment over a dye bath. Contained a small paper packet, pictured on the right, that contains the powdered fabric dye. Dye instructions are printed on the…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry
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2 items
Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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3 items
Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 20, 1900
- 1900-Jan-20
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), a Swedish scientist who made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and physics, writes a letter to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to convey a New Year's…
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Auroras, Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941, Sweden--Stockholm
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3 items
Letter from Heinrich J. Goldschmidt to Georg Bredig, February 3, 1900
- 1900-Feb-01
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Heinrich Goldschmidt (1857-1937), an Austrian chemist who spent his career at the University of Oslo in Norway, describes working on a scientific method developed by their…
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3 items
Letter from Eduard Schär to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-12
Eduard Schär (1842-1913), a Swiss pharmaceutical researcher working in France, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his publication on inorganic ferments.
- Author Schär, Eduard, 1842-1913
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Schär, Eduard, 1842-1913, Science publishing
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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8 items
Letter from Georg Bredig to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff, June 1900
- 1900-Jun-24
In a letter to Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff (1852-1911), a Dutch chemist and leading figure in the field of physical chemistry, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) proposes the constitution of a new society for inorganic and…
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32 items
Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton
- After 1880 – before 1925
This sample book begins with a selection of recipes for the preparation of dye vats. Each recipe lists the solvents and solutes necessary to mix large-volume solutions of indigo textile dye using Indigo M.L.B. brand…
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3 items
Letter from Richard Adolf Zsigmondy to Georg Bredig, January 1900
- 1900-Jan-29
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865-1929), an Austrian colloidal chemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1925, tells Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that he would like to cite his work in an upcoming publication. Zsigmondy…
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3 items
Letter from Paul Walden to Georg Bredig, December 1899
- 1899-Dec-31 – 1900-Jan-02
Paul Walden (1863-1957), a German-Latvian chemist known for his work in stereochemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Ueber anorganische Fermente" ("On Inorganic Ferments"). Walden…
- Author Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Fermentation, Walden, Paul, 1863-1957
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Letter from Clemens Winkler to Georg Bredig, December 1900
- 1900-Dec-10 – 1900-Dec-10
Clemens Winkler (1838-1904), a German chemist known for his discovery of the element germanium, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for sending his treatise "Ueber anorganische Fermente" (On Inorganic Ferments), which was…
- Author Winkler, Clemons, 1838-1904
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Winkler, Clemens Alexander, 1838-1904
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Letter from Eduard Schär to Georg Bredig, February 1900
- 1900-Feb-01
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Eduard Schär (1842-1913), a Swiss pharmacologist, discusses the catalytic ability of colloidal platinum towards H2O2 and mentions that two of his scientific treatises are…
