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Standard Mothban Moth Killer
- After 1931 – before 1969
Standard brand Mothban aerosol spray can with red, white, and blue text on white and red background with Standard brand logo. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Memo to Arnold O. Beckman from John F. Bishop
- Liston-Becker Company, Inc.
- 1953-Jun-08
This memo details research about the the Liston-Becker Company, which Beckman Instruments acquired in 1955.
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to John F. Bishop
- 1953-Feb-25
Arnold O. Beckman notes that some of the company's instruments (including pH meters and infrared spectrophotometers) are already being used to monitor air quality, and expresses interest in developing instruments…
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Spectrophotometer salesmen "fighting" with chairs at the Society for Applied Spectroscopy meeting
- 1954
Patterson, with the laboratory supply distributor Arthur H. Thomas Company, photographed the "slight altercation" between salesmen at the Society for Applied Spectroscopy meeting.
- Photographer Patterson, E. B.
- Subject Selling, Society for Applied Spectroscopy
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Letter from Glenn H. Joseph to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1954-Nov-26
Glenn Joseph expresses appreciation for a tour of Beckman's Fullerton plant and the gift of a pH meter themed desk set.
In the 1930s, Joseph approached Beckman for assistance measuring pH for the citrus industry. The…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Joseph, Glenn H.
- Subject Factories, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Memo from John Bishop to Arnold O. Beckman
- General Manager for Germany
- 1954-Sep-15
In this letter, John F. Bishop relates a conversation with Herbert Hoover, Jr., in which Hoover recommended that Beckman choose "a man who understands the American way of business," rather than a European candidate, to…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Bishop, John F.
- Subject Hoover, Herbert Charles, 1903-1969, Industrial management, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Progress Report on glass electrodes
- Appraisal of competitors electrodes
- 1954-Apr-15
The report concerns Beckman's electrode business, with a focus on Leeds & Northrup electrodes which "do not compare too favorably with ours."
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Technical Manual, Spinco Ultracentrifuge Model E
- 1953 – 1954
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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1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1952 edition is digitized…
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1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1950 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Pine Oil for soaps, cleaning compounds, disinfectants
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company depicts a kitchen with a bucket in the foreground. Tagline reads "Smells Clean...Cleans Clean."
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Cleaning compounds, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1951 edition is digitized…
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Scientific Committee report to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- 1952-Jan-03
The report, from a committee chaired by Arnold O. Beckman, recommended that attempts to manipulate the weather be controlled and monitored by a federal agency.
- Creator Of Work Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- Subject Weather control--Environmental aspects, Weather control
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FlyDed Sprayer
- Before 1927 – before 1959
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "FlyDed" in white text with blue outline on bright orange background. Green glass jar attached with metal screw cap at front end of sprayer.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1954-Nov-24
This letter was written in response to Arnold O. Beckman's congratulations to Linus Pauling upon winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994
- Subject Awards, Nobel Prize winners
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Toxaphene Agricultural Insecticides
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Printed advertisement for toxaphene depicts a book with the title Toxaphene Agricultural Insecticides with an airplane spraying insecticide on a farm. This advertisement appeared in Agricultural Chemicals.
Originally…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Stop Insect Losses! Use Cotton Poisons the Right Way
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Printed advertisement for toxaphene depicts a man waving to a farmer driving a tractor spraying insecticide on cotton fields. This advertisement appeared in the Cotton Gin & Oil Mill Press, Cotton Trade Journal, and Oil…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Not all weevils froze...
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for toxaphene includes tagline "Not all weevils froze..." in bold. Paragraphs below tagline describe how boll weevils can survive cold winters therefore precipitating the need for using toxaphene as an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for toxaphene depicts a canister of toxaphene superimposed over a photograph of a farm.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Approved toxaphene for the control of these pests
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for toxaphene with an extended list of harmful insects that can be controlled through the use of toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic organic…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Make the most from your cotton acreage this year
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for toxaphene dusts/sprays depicts farmers with sacks labeled seed, fertilizer and insecticide.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic organic insecticide…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Puts Punch in your fly sprays
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for thanite DDT insecticide spray depicts a fly killed by the effects of the spray.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.)…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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1953 Entomology Program
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for Hercules Powder Company's sponsorship of the National 4-H Entomology Program for 1953 with a photograph of a boll weevil killed by toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, 4-H clubs, Hercules Incorporated, Insect pests, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations
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Toxaphene Kills Insect Pests
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for toxaphene with a photograph of a dead boll weevil and an extended list of harmful insects that can be controlled through the use of toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Toxaphene Kills Insect Pests
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Advertisement for toxaphene depicting various insects with an extended list of harmful insects that can be controlled through the use of toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was…- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
