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Advertisement for Dowmetal Magnesium
- 1945
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustration of passengers boarding a plane presumably made of Dowmetal. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade, Aircraft industry
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Advertisement for Dowmetal Magnesium
- 1945-May-14
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions production machinery presumably made from Dowmetal. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade, Machinery, Machinery industry
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Paper urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Paper urine sugar comparator is labeled "Somogyi urine sugar test." This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be an indicator of diabetes.
Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) was a…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Used for the qualitative color comparison of urine samples, this urine sugar caparator consists of a wooden holder with holes along the top for holding test tubes next to the color indicators. The printed scale ranges…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test likely belonged to Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971). Contains yellow printing with a fabric case. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971, Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test is possibly an early or prototype version since it contains no printing. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971, Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi with pipe
- 1940s
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) posed with a pipe. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Dr. Somogyi is best known for his preparation…
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi playing solitaire
- 1940s
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) playing solitaire while smoking a pipe. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Dr. Somogyi is best known…
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Table of the Elements in an Irregular Spiral
- 1940s
Rainbow-colored periodic table of the elements designed in the style of an irregular spiral. Per text accompanying the table, the colors and construction of the table are designed to express the relationship among…
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Here's a Right Steer on Plastics
- Circa 1945
Color print advertisement for Dow Plastics featuring Ethocel, the brand name for Dow Ethylcellulose developed and marketed for a range of industrial uses. The advertisement features an illustration of a young boy…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Ethylcellulose, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Children in advertising, Plastics industry and trade
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Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956)
- 1940s
Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956), research chemist for the B. F. Goodrich Company known for the discovery and industrial application of organic accelerators to rubber.
George Oenslager was born on September…
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Penicillin fermentation vessel
- 1940 – 1949
This vessel is believed to be one of the original fermentation pans used by researchers at Oxford University to produce penicillin in the 1940s.
Rectangular porcelain vessel used for growing penicillin; sealed at all…
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Gilbert Microscope Set No. 20
- 1938 – 1960
Green wooden case with textured green paper surface; label on front of case features a young boy looking through a microscope and an enlarged image of a dog flea; metal latch opens double-sided interior. 16 glass test…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Chemcraft Chemical Magic No. [33?]
- 1940 – 1949
Wooden box painted red with white speckled paint design. The case opens on a hinge to reveal nine test tubes on left containing sodium iodide solution, bleaching powder, sodium salicylate, cobalt chloride, ferric…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Improved Neubauer haemacytometer
- After 1930 – before 1950
Used for counting blood cells, this hemocytometer was manufactured in Germany.
Case opens to reveal thick glass microscope slide with a rectangular indentation that creates a chamber. This chamber is engraved with a…
- Manufacturer Ingram & Bell, Limited
- Subject Clinical medicine, Blood--Analysis, Anemia, Blood--Diseases, Blood cell count, Hemocytometers
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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."
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Manual breast pump with black bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.
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German aircraft featuring Plexiglas
- 1935 – 1945
General view of a German aircraft with a Plexiglas windshield and nose panels. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the plane is identified as a Heinkel-Flugzeug HE 111, a type of bomber designed to masquerade as…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Heinkel 111 (Bomber), Rohm and Haas Company, Airplanes, Military, Third Reich, Corporations, Plexiglas
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Installation of Plexiglas panels at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of several unidentified employees installing Plexiglass panels on the nose of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the two halves that form the nose of the bomber are…
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Woman polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified female employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in Bristol,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, World War (1939-1945), Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees, Employees
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Man polishing Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified male employee polishing a curved panel of Plexiglas designed for use on the nose of an aircraft attack bomber. Several finished panels are visible in the background. Per notations…
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Installation of Plexiglas panel at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee fitting a Plexiglas windshield panel onto the nose enclosure of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in…
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Douglas A-20 attack bomber at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of two unidentified employees working on the nose of a Douglas A-20 attack bomber aircraft prior to the installation Plexiglas windshield panels. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas…
- Creator Of Work Douglas Aircraft Company, Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Kronquist, Lawrence
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Airplanes, Corporations, Plexiglas, Douglas Aircraft Company, Airplanes, Military
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Routing Plexiglas panel at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a router to smooth the edge of a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the edges of the panels are…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Aircraft industry, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Routers (Tools), Plastics industry and trade
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Trimming Plexiglas at Rohm and Haas facility
- 1940s
General view of an unidentified employee using a band saw to trim a curved Plexiglas panel designed for use as an aircraft windshield. This photograph was likely taken at the Rohm and Haas Company plant located in…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Chemical industry, Band saws, Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Plexiglas, Plastics industry and trade
