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Postcard to Georg Bredig from Martin Taevby
- 1909-Feb-27
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Taevby, Martin
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Taevby, Martin
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65 items
Advertisements for publications by Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung (Borntraeger Brothers)
- Circa 1909 – 1933-Nov
Booklets from Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung (Borntraeger Brothers), from 1913-1933. Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung was a scientific publisher founded in 1790 and specializes in environmental…
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8 items
Letter from H. G. Wenhaw to Georg Bredig
- 1909-Dec-14
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Wenhaw, H. G.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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2 items
Der Mensch reißt den Blitz vom Himmel: 10 Millionen Volt für Atomzertrümmerung
- Pulling Lightning from the Sky: 10 Million Volts for Atomic Destruction
- After 1892 – before 1945
Clipping from the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, a German weekly illustrated magazine published in Berlin from 1892 to 1945. Berliner was the first mass-market German magazine and pioneered the format of the illustrated…
- Publisher Ullstein GmbH
- Subject German newspapers, Newspapers, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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2 items
Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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3 items
Folders belonging to Georg Bredig
- 1901 – 1939
Two paper Leitz brand folders with handwritten annotations by Georg Bredig (1868-1944)
- Contributor Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Office equipment and supplies
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6 items
No. 4 Inverted Mantle with No. 8 Magnesia Ring
- 1890 – 1930
Unused Welsbach No. 4 Inverted Mantle and No. 8 Magnesia Ring in its original cardboard box from Lindsay Light and Chemical Company.
The Welsbach gas mantle is a device made of fibers impregnated with oxides of cerium…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Contributor Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929
- Subject Lighting--Equipment and supplies, Incandescent lamps, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting, Rare earth industry, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earths
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2 items
Postcard of Ernst Haeckel
- 1909-Oct-12
Postcard from an unidentified sender to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The front of the postcard features a black and white portrait of Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919).
Haeckel was a German naturalist, philosopher, artist, and…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919, Zoologists, Naturalists, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Racism
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4 items
Photograph of a Cooling Process
- 1908 – 1909
Black and white photograph of a man working at a table. Behind him are two transformers, identified as an experimental transformer and a "Wahreltrow" transformer, and an oven. Two duplicate photographs with varying…
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Portrait of Ernst Cohen
- After 1895 – before 1933
Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.
Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…
- Photographer Koene & Büttinghausen
- Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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2 items
Holiday card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a winter nighttime scene. The view shows a snow-covered Karlsruher Schloss, or Karlsruhe palace.
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Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of a large adorned Christmas tree at the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Christmas, New Year, Greeting cards, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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3 items
Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ruzek to Georg Bredig
- After 1890 – before 1940
A Christmas card featuring a black and white illustration of the Rondellplatz, or the city square of Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ruzek, Joseph, 1903-1956
- Subject Greeting cards, Christmas, New Year, Germany--Karlsruhe, Ruzek, Joseph, 1903, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, October 1909
- 1909-Oct-15
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) telling Georg Bredig (1868-1944) about the birth of his son Sven Erik Arrhenius (1909 - 1991). Arrhenius also updates Bredig on his scientific work.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, August 1909
- 1909-Aug-04
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1864-1944) discussing Bredig's lodgings for his upcoming trip to Stockholm, Sweden.
- Author Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, August 1909
- 1909-Aug-10
Postcard from Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) to Georg Bredig (1864-1944) discussing the Swedish general strike in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish general strike took place from August 1909 through September 1909. …
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Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, January 1909
- 1909-Jan-21
In a letter to Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes about candidates for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, including the nominations of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) and Richard Willstädter…
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Nobel Prizes, Nobel Prize winners, Chemists
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3 items
Letter from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, March 1909
- 1909-Mar-10
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) writes to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to thank him for his many years of friendship. Arrhenius updates Bredig on his personal life and tells him how he celebrated his 50th birthday.
- Creator Of Work Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Birthdays
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47 items
Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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24 items
Reflex Inverted Gas Light Catalog
- 1890 – 1930
Welsbach aimed its Reflex line at the middle of the gas mantle market, priced below its Welco line but above its biggest selling models like the Number 4 mantle. Images in this catalog illustrate Welsbach's imagined…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Advertising, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Interior lighting, Interior lighting--Design
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Carl Auer von Welsbach Cigarette Trading Card
- 1890 – 1930
Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929) was a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 he showed didymium was not an element, but an alloy of two elements that he named praseodymium and…
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93 items
Edge Moor Iron Company Boilers
- 1909
Volume presents and advertises the Edge Moor Iron Company's Water Tube Boiler apparatus, the company's principal product. Thoroughly illustrated with black and white photographic and intaglio prints depicting the…
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Dyestuffs for Wood Stains
- 1900s
Sample book for dyeing solutions on wood from the Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, a German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate. Contains dyeing instructions and sixty-four mounted wood…