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  19 items
  Photographs

  Portraits of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)

  • 1950s

  Some of the portraits bear a photographer's stamp or more specific date (occasionally contradicting other prints of the same photograph).

  Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful…

  • Photographer Dietrich, T. A., Harmon, Larry, Rothschild Photo, Raeburn, Jean
  • Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O., Portraits, Offices, Portraits, American
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  Photographs

  Helipot Corporation staff

  • 1950-Jul

  Staff and representatives pose outside the Helipot Corporation's Meridian Avenue location.

  The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still…

  • Photographer Brooks, Ernest W.
  • Subject Employees, Portraits, Group, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Photographs, Illustrations

  Early Beckman facilities, Pasadena and South Pasadena

  • Undated
  • 1934 – 1935
  • 1940
  • 1946
  • 1949
  • 1950

  A Pasadena garage was the first home of the National Postal Meter Company, founded by Arnold Beckman in 1934. The company soon became National Technical Laboratories, with a focus on pH meters. In 1935, the company…

  • Subject Factories, Buildings, Construction projects, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Chemistry sets

  Skil-Craft No. CA-5 Chemistry Lab Case

  • 1950 – 1959

  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 Skil-Craft Corporation
  • Subject Chemistry sets, Skil-Craft Corporation
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  Beckman Series 63, Model 63L 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 Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 62P 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 Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Passive components, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 62P 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 Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Passive components, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Model 61PA potentiometers with coin

  • 1950 – 1969

  This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products, here by way of popcorn and unpopped kernels.

  Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Coins, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Models 61SB & 61SG trimming potentiometers (exploded view)

  • 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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  Helitrim Model 61 trimming 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…

  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Cermet elements for Beckman Helitrim trimming 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Ceramic metals, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Model 54 trimming 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.
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  Helitrim Model 53 trimming 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.
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  Helitrim Series 50 trimming 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman competitors' potentiometer components

  • 1950 – 1969

  Beckman Instruments documented company-built instruments and electronic components, but in some cases also documented the work of competitors. These models were viewed as competitive to the Helipot Model 91.

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Passive components, Potentiometer
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  Helitrim Model 91 Trimmer 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  CTS Version of Helipot Model 91

  • 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 Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman competitors' potentiometer components

  • 1950 – 1969

  Beckman Instruments documented company-built instruments and electronic components, but in some cases also documented the work of competitors. These models were viewed as competitive to the Helipot Model 91.

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Passive components, Potentiometer
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  Helitrim Model 89 trimming 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Model 89 trimming 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 Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Model 89 trimming 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Series 55 trimming 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Models 77PR200, 76PR100, and 79PR200K trimming 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…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Helitrim Model 55 trimming 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.
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  Clothespin holding a Model 79P Helitrim trimming potentiometer

  • 1950 – 1969

  This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products.

  Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O.…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.