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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Julius Kauffman
- 1945-Sep-05
Prentiss responds to Kauffman's assessment of the hospital oxygen analyzer, with emphasis upon the question of its ruggedness.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Sep-20
Arnold Beckman notes that he has been busy after the "termination of the war" and discusses bugs in the Model E and complaints about the ruggedness of the oxygen meter.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Nov-12
Arnold Beckman discusses the status of contract reports, an instrument damaged during shipment, and asks about Spencer Prentiss's post-war plans. He expects to consult with Linus Pauling to decide which instrument to…
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Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Can of Hopkins Rajah hair dye
- 1914 – 1967
Tin container of powdered henna pigment manufactured by S. B. Penick & Company. Henna is a dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis, also known as the henna or mignonette tree. Whole henna leaves must be dried and…
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The Practical Chemist
- 1947
Cardboard box with color printing shows boys and girls engaged in household chemistry: cleaning and polishing metals, "chemistry magic," stain removal and laundry tasks. Inside, blue-labeled vials of chemical samples…
- Manufacturer Science Creations, Inc.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Toys, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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Cary Model 11MS Recording Spectrophotometer
- 1947 (Introduced)
- Manufacturer Applied Physics Corporation
- Subject Varian, Inc., Spectrophotometer, Applied Physics Corporation
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Courtauld Atomic Model Kit
- 1950 – 1955
Wooden case with internal wooden dividers; model pieces are color coded and shape coded, and made of plastic with metal links as bonds. Model pieces can be assembled to create molecular structure for bromine, carbon,…
- Manufacturer Griffin & George Ltd
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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Fisher Hirschfelder Taylor Atomic Organic Model Kit
- 1940
A wooden case contains twenty internal compartments made of cardboard. Colored wooden pieces represent atoms with metal snap fasteners imitating chemical bonds; contains sulfur (yellow), oxygen (light blue), nitrogen…
- Manufacturer Fisher Scientific Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Fisher Scientific Company
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Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit
- Circa 1940
Cardboard pop-out modeling kit; unused.
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Pyralin mirror, hairbrush, comb, nail buffer, button hook, and trinket box
- Before 1940
Hand mirror, hairbrush, comb, nail buffer and holder, button hook, and trinket box of Ivory Pyralin, a brand name for DuPont celluloid.
In the United States during the 1860s, John Wesley Hyatt experimented with…
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DuPont Pyralin travel vanity set
- 1910 – 1940
Irregularly-shaped wooden box with blue and off-white synthetic coatings; box is secured with two steel snap fasteners; top opens upward and is held upright with a cloth ribbon on the left side; top and bottom of box…
- Manufacturer E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject Plastics, Celluloid, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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Delores Horne analyzing weed killer in Dow Analytical Laboratory
- 1950s
General view of chemist Delores Horne analyzing the active constituent of a weed killer in the Dow Chemical Company's Analytical Laboratory located in Midland, Michigan. Per a notation accompanying the photograph, Ms.…
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Sterimatic: Introduction to Sales Manual and Service Digest
- 1940-Dec-04
The document and an accompanying manual were intended to prepare sales staff to answer customer questions and perform other job functions. The Sterimatic was a device which automatically dispensed a pH-controlled…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Sterilization, Selling, Employees--Training of, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Materials--Marketing
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Sterimatic: Automatic Preparation of Sterilizing Rinse Solutions for Fountains and Bars
- Circa 1940
The brochure touts the benefits of a device which automatically dispenses a pH-controlled chlorine germicide rinse. Soda fountains, bars, and lunch counters are the target market.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Infection--Prevention, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chlorine, Sterilization, Disinfection and disinfectants, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Restaurants--Sanitation, Hydrogen-ion concentration
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Memo from Walter Donner to John E. Leonard
- 1957-Mar-14
The memo discusses the conversion of pH meter oxygen electrodes for use in portable oxygen meters.
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Richard Gruenhagen and Jack Hardy in Dow Agricultural Research Laboratory
- Circa 1953
General view of plant pathologists Richard Gruenhagen (left) and Jack Hardy (right) at work in the Dow Chemical Company's Agricultural Research Laboratory in Seal Beach, California.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Agricultural chemicals, Employees, Industries, Plants, Dow Chemical Company, Agricultural chemistry, Gruenhagen, Richard, Hardy, Jack
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Saran bubble at Dow Chemical Company
- 1951
General view of an unidentified employee inspecting a saran bubble as it is extruded from a machine during the production of saran film at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. During production, the film…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Saran film production at Dow Chemical Company
- 1951
Elevated view of employees at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. During production, saran film was trimmed and wound into so-called inventory rolls, such as…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Saran bubbles at Dow Chemical Company
- 1951
General view of saran bubbles being extruded from rolling machines during the production of saran film at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. During production, the film passed through a series of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Saran film production at Dow Chemical Company
- 1944
General view of an unidentified female employee at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. The employee appears to be using a type of press to smooth lengths of saran…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees
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Saran film manufacturing at Dow Chemical Company
- 1951
General view of an unidentified employee at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. Saran plastic is seen passing through some type of bath or wash by virtue of a…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Saran film manufacturing at Dow Chemical Company
- 1951
General view of two unidentified employees at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. The employees are seen stretching a length of film between two rollers. During…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
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Dow Chemical Company saran film manufacturing facilities
- 1951
General view of employees at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Machinery
