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Employees working with General Electric Recording Spectrophotometer
- 1949-Jan
Two views of a General Electric Recording Spectrophotometer in use in the Plastics Laboratory at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. The employee visible in the first photograph is identified as…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rittase, William M., 1894-1968
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Spectrophotometry, Stoltenberg, R.A.
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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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All Out for Abundance to Feed a Hungry World
- 1940s
Print advertisement for a range of insecticides and fungicides manufactured by the Dow Chemical Company, including "MIKE" Sulfur, DN-Dry Mix, and App-L-Set. The advertisement also includes tips for best spraying results.
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"Jes' Plumb Loco"
- Advertisement for Dow Agricultural Chemicals
- 1940s
Color print advertisement for weed killers manufactured and sold by the Agricultural Chemical Division of the Dow Chemical Company for use against locoweed and other noxious plants. The advertisement features an…
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Patent for Hydrogen Tube
- 1949-Mar-08
Patent #2,463,743 for a hydrogen tube designed by H. Howard Cary and Warren Baxter during their time at National Technical Labs, a precursor to Beckman Instruments. This tube was designed for use in UV…
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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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Supplement Number 1 to Bulletin #206-B
- 1949-Nov
The ultraviolet Model B was marketed as an easier to use and more affordable alternative to the Beckman DU Spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Ultraviolet radiation
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Instruction Manual for Model B Spectrophotometer
- Bulletin 206-B
- 1949-Jul-12
The ultraviolet Model B was marketed as an easier to use and more affordable alternative to the Beckman DU Spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company…
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Instructions for Beckman Model G pH meter
- 1949
Owners of the Model G would have found these instructions tucked inside the lid of the wooden case surrounding the instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the…
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The Rejuvenation of Aged Glass Electrodes
- Bulletin 69-B
- 1949-Dec
Glass electrodes were used in Beckman pH meters and various other instruments.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electrodes, Glass, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Periodic table in style of helix wound on one cylinder with interrupted short and medium periods
- 1949 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of a helix wound on one cylinder with interrupted short and medium periods. This type of table was originated…
- Creator Of Work Scherer, George A., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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Series table organized into sixteen groups
- 1949 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements designed as a series table with sixteen groups. This table was originated by G.M. Murashov in 1949 and and classified by Mazurs as Type IC3-2a in his…
- Creator Of Work Murashov, G.M., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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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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Man transporting log of Styrofoam
- 1949
General view of an unidentified worker transporting a log of Styrofoam at a Dow Chemical Company facility. A sign for Building 2-432 is visible in the background.
Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Foam
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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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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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Interior of Beckman Model IR-1 Spectrophotometer
- 1940s
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…
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Brine well at Dow Chemical Company plant
- 1940s
General view of a brine well at the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan. Also known as salt wells, brine wells are used to extract salt from subterranean caverns or deposits for use in a variety of…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Salt, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Salt mines and mining
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Aerial view of Dow plant in Pittsburg, California
- 1940s
Aerial view of the Dow Chemical Company plant located in Pittsburg, California. A range of products and processes were researched, developed, and produced at the plant, including chlorination, textiles, fumigants, and…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Photographer Sunderland, Clyde
- Subject Aerial views, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Aerial photographs
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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…
