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Chase's Products New Insect Bomb
- After 1927 – before 1972
Chase's brand insecticide aerosol spray can with black and white text on black, white, and yellow label. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Chase Products Co.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Standard Aerosol Insect Killer
- After 1870 – before 1972
Standard brand pesticide spray can with red and blue text on red, white, and blue label. Standard logo. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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New! Inexpensive continuous pH measurements with the Beckman glass electrode equipment!
- Bulletin No. 17
- 1935 – 1940
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman Quinhydrone pH Meter
- 1935 – 1940
The quinhydrone electrode in this instrument was an alternative to Beckman's glass electrode. Quinhydrone electrodes are not reliable at measuring a pH greater than 8, at measuring solutions with strong oxidizing or…
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Aluminum necklace
- 1900s
Round silver aluminum necklace consisting of numerous triangular shaped pieces arranged in an overlapping pattern; hook and eye clasp are attached via thread to the main body of the necklace.
- Subject Aluminum, Jewelry, Electrochemistry
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FlyDed Insect Spray
- After 1927 – before 1959
Pesticide bottle with blue and white text on orange, blue, and white label. Insect graphics. Red screw cap.
- Manufacturer Boyle-Midway Inc.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Recipe for Dustless Roads
- 1937
Print advertisement for Dowflake features an illustration of a country dirt road winding through a town with an inset of two men riding in a horse-drawn carriage. The paragraph below the illustration discusses the…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Roads--Dust control, Advertising, Calcium chloride, Transportation, Roads--Maintenance and repair
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The Dry Cleaner's Best Friend!
- 1937
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical Company depicts a man and woman sitting at a soda fountain counter with a waiter interacting with them. The woman spills ice cream on her dress with a dog by her side lapping…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Soda fountains, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Dry cleaning industry
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Boy with chemistry set at Christmas
- 1937
General view of an unidentified man and young boy posed in front of a Christmas tree in a domestic setting. A chemistry set, presumably a gift, is visible in front of the boy.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Educational toys, Christmas, Children
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Symmetrical series table constructed as a triangle
- 1937 – 1945 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements constructed as a triangle. This type of table was originated by Henry A. Wagner and Harold Simmons Booth in 1945 after an incomplete drawing by Emil V.…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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Directions for Beckman pH Meter (Industrial Model)
- 1937-Dec
This page of instructions would have been located inside the lid of the pH meter, so that users would be able to read the instructions upon opening its case.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the…
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The Alchemist
- 1937
Facing a glowing furnace at left, a bearded alchemist in green with a red cap looks at a flask of green liquid. A young assistant in a red singlet stands to his right. Laboratory apparatus is seen in foreground and…
- Artist Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Alchemist seated in his laboratory
- Circa 1887 – circa 1963
The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…
- Artist Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963
- Subject Alchemists, Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963, Alchemy in art, Alchemy
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The 'BGL' Chemical Set
- 1930 – 1939
Green cardboard box with removable lid; bottom of box has green and red cardboard inserts for set components; top and bottom of box bottom have rows of seven green cardboard containers with removable lids; top row has…
- Manufacturer British Games Limited
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, British Games Limited, Chemistry sets
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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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Porter Chemcraft Chemistry Outfit No. 0
- 1930 – 1939
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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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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Railroad tracks at Dow Chemical Company plant
- 1930s
General view of the railroad tracks located along the Tittabawassee River near Plant E, part of the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Railroads, Dow Chemical Company, Michigan--Tittabawassee River
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Aerial view of Dow Chemical Company facilities
- 1930s
Black and white aerial photographic view, taken from the Tittabawassee River, of the Dow Chemical Company plants and facilities located in Midland, Michigan.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Michigan--Tittabawassee River
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Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- After 1934 – before 1970
General view of a section of the exterior of the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan. Seeking a source of raw material for its new plastic, ethylcellulose, the Dow Chemical Company joined…
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Cliffs Dow plant in Marquette, Michigan
- After 1934 – before 1970
General view of a section of the interior of the Cliffs Dow wood distillation plant located in Marquette, Michigan. Seeking a source of raw material for its new plastic, ethylcellulose, the Dow Chemical Company joined…
