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Showcase for Shoppers of Future
- 1959-Dec
Article entitled "Showcase for Shoppers of Future" published in the December 28, 1959 edition of LIFE Magazine. Based on population growth and consumer trends, the article details a range of predictions for wares…
- Artist Flora, James
- Subject Consumers, Shopping, Future life, Consumer goods, Advertising
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Let's Make It for Keeps
- 1947-Nov
Color print magazine advertisement for Community silverware. This ad appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal, November 1947.
- Artist Whitcomb, Jon, 1906-1988
- Subject Silver-plated ware, Silverware, Electroplating, Oneida, ltd.
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Memo from Bill Rittmann to E. P. Tagge
- First IR-1 and IR-2 Instruments
- 1955-Jun-03
This memo discusses the history of the Beckman IR-1 and IR-2 spectrophotometers, including the serial numbers, prices, and customers for the first models produced.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began…
- Addressee Tagge, E. P.
- Author Rittmann, Bill
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Richard C. Tolman (1881-1948)
- 1945
Photograph of mathematical physicist and physical chemist Richard C. (Chace) Tolman seated in front of a global map. This photograph is believed to have been taken when Tolman was serving as a scientific advisor to…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1940s
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Mr. Whittaker; Louise Gardner; J. R.…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1952-Mar-04
Group photograph of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. The individuals in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing (left to right): Richard Bradfield; S. S. Obenshain;…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities
- 1940-Aug-23
Two exterior views of unidentified facilities believed to be associated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel
- 1950s
General view of U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel at an unidentified facility. Per a notation on the verso of the photograph, the individuals are identified (in no particular order) as follows: K.S. Love;…
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Beckman Model W Industrial pH Meter
- 1950s
The industrial model pH meters had features designed specifically for industrial (as opposed to laboratory) environments, like the Model W's rubber gaskets to prevent corrosive gases or dust from entering the…
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Helipot Series 6180, Model 6187 Precision Potentiometers
- 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…
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Industrial Gas Chromatograph
- 1956 – 1969
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1,…
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Beckman Model 762 Dissolved O2 Analyzer
- 1954 – 1969
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,…
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Beckman Thick-film SIP Line LXX
- 1950 – 1969
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8-pin DIP Package
- 1950 – 1969
Dual in-line packages (DIP) are rectangular in shape, with two parallel rows of pins for through-hole mounting to a circuit board.
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"Bub" Duribilknit Supporter
- 1949
Advertisement by John B. Flaherty Co., Inc. in New York for the "Bub" Duribilknit supporter published in SPORT magazine. The "Bub" was a knitted athletic supporter made of surgical elastic. The supporter had a thick…
- Subject Jockstraps
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DDT is good for me-e-e!
- 1947-Jun-30
Color print magazine advertisement for Pennsalt DDT products. This ad appeared in Time Magazine, June 30, 1947.
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Protect Your Children Against Disease-Carrying Insects!
- 1947
Black and white print magazine advertisement for Trimz DDT wallpaper. This ad appeared in Women's Day, June 1947.
- Subject Wallpaper, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins, Women in advertising
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Farmers Report: More Meat, More Milk, More Eggs after Spraying with Pestroy
- 1949
Black and white print magazine advertisement for Pestroy insect spray. This ad appeared in The Country Gentleman, April 1949.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Toxins
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Just press the button... Bugs Drop Dead!
- 1940 – 1945
Color print magazine advertisement for Black Flag's Aerosol Insect Killer.
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The Beckman Model DU Spectrophotometer and Accessories Instruction Manual
- 1954
This manual appears to have been a well-used desk copy. The stained cover provides evidence of secondary usage as a coaster.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company…
