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Plastic extrusion machine at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1954
Close-up view of a plastic extrusion machine used to coat and insulate wires at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. As visible in the photograph, ethyl cellulose was heated and then extruded as…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer O'Neill, James J.
- Subject Detonators, Chemical industry, Extrusion process, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Plastics--Extrusion, Machinery
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Ed Reis working with wire-cutting spool rack at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1954
General view of employee Ed Reis guiding plastic insulated wire from spool rack to cutting board during the manufacture of electric blasting caps at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Prior to…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer O'Neill, James J.
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Reis, Ed
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Harold Struber and Art Slater cutting and bundling wires at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1954
General view of employees Harold Struber (background) and Art Slater (foreground) cutting and bundling wires during the assembly of electric blasting caps at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York.
…- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer O'Neill, James J.
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Struber, Harold, Slater, Art
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Employees working with electric blasting cap shells at Hercules Port Ewen plant
- 1955-Feb-08
General view of employees removing loaded blasting cap shells from trays and transferring them to racks for final assembly at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. The individuals in the photograph…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer O'Neill, James J.
- Subject Detonators, Employees, Chemical industry, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Palen, Robert, Schussler, John, Miller, Leo
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4 items
D2 Oxygen Analyzer for Safe Oxygen Therapy
- Product Data Sheet O2—8120
- 1950s
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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18 items
Beckman Infrared Spectrophotometer Model IR-2
- 1946 – 1955
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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3 items
The Three Missing Decades
- 1954-Sep-26
These handwritten notes on glass electrodes appear to be signed Noel B. Brayman.
Glass electrodes were used in Beckman pH meters and various other instruments.
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2 items
An Area-Wide Plan of Action to Eliminate Air Pollution
- A Policy Statement by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- 1955-Sep-29
This trifold brochure lays out the scientific findings about the problem of smog in Los Angeles, as well as a plan for action, progress to date, and a request for cooperation.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became…
- Creator Of Work Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- Subject Air quality management, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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4 items
Beckman Infrared Notes: Battelle Uses 175 Foot Long Air Path in Smog Studies
- Circa 1955
The brochure discusses the use of the IR-2 spectrophotometer in an air pollution study. Though undated, the referenced instrument models and logo narrow the date of the brochure's publication to somewhere between the…
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5 items
Beckman Facilities, Munich, Germany
- Circa 1953
- 1955
- 1956
The construction of Beckman's Munich plant began in 1953. It housed the company's first overseas subsidiary, Beckman Instruments GmbH, and was the first U.S. plant built in Bavaria following World War II.
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- Photographer Bertram, Hans
- Subject Factories, Construction projects, Portraits, Group, Aerial photographs, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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8 items
Beckman Model R Paper Electrophoresis System
- Circa 1954
Electrophoresis in general uses an electric field to separate particles in a medium (like a gel) based on their size, charge, or a binding affinity. This instrument, developed by Spinco in 1954, contained three…
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2 items
Beckman Model E Analytical Ultracentrifuge
- 1950s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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2 items
Beckman Model 144 UV Photometer
- 1950 – 1979
Photometers measure the intensity of light or optical properties (like illuminance and fluorescence) of surfaces and solutions.
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Instructions for converting new style wavelength drive to be used with old style single unit amplifier
- 1954-May-07
The drawing documents the modifications needed to use a new wavelength drive with the IR-2 spectrophotometer.
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9 items
Beckman Facilities, Fullerton Plant
- Undated
- 1954
- 1966
- Circa 1975
In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton, California.
The images with dates inscribed on the back indicate that they were taken between 1954 and 1975, although some images are…
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7 items
Beckman Facilities, Fullerton Plant
- Undated
- 1943
- 1953
- 1955
In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton, California.
Some photos are undated, but the ones with dates were taken between 1943 and 1953. Several have a photographer's stamp on the…
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23 items
Beckman Spinco Division Model E Centrifuge
- Undated
- 1950s
- 1963-Oct
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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15 items
Arnold Beckman with others
- Undated
- 1953
- 1955-Sep-15
- 1957-Oct-11
- 1961-Jan
- 1982
- 1987-Mar-23
The photographs depict Arnold Beckman at a variety of meetings and events. Identified individuals include Arnold Beckman, P. Dodds, V. Rossetti, Robert T. Sheen, W. G. Brombacher, Taylor Fletcher, Jack Bishop, William…
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5 items
Beckman Model D2 Oxygen Analyser
- 1950s
Note the spelling, "Analyser" as opposed to "Analyzer," which may be seen on other D2 units.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing…
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5 items
Glass Electrode Theory
- 1955-May-10
The handwritten notes appear to be signed Noel Brayman.
Glass electrodes were used in Beckman pH meters and various other instruments.
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Duodial installation on Model A potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Passive components, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 201 Digidial
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Passive components, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Delamo Victor Motor
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Electric motors, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 205 Digidial Turnscounting Dial
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Passive components, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Series 433 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
