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Prosthetic arm with hook
- 1900s
A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…
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Prosthetic arm with strings
- 1900s
A prosthetic arm and detachable hand with wrist and mechanisms that allow the joints to be manually rotated and locked into place. The hand has a wide, hinged, non-jointed thumb with a large surface and a curved pointer…
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Standing Wheelchair Model
- 1900s
A wooden model of a standing wheelchair with a figure. The model is constructed of three pieces: two sides of the wheelchair, and one figure. The model was built by Morris A. Robbins, M.D. (1916-2004), an orthopedic…
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Advertisements for publications from Julius Springer
- Circa 1913 – 1936
Advertisements for scientific publications by Julius Springer publisher.
Advertised titles include Metallurgische Berechnungen by Joseph W. Richards (1864-1921), Physik für Jedermann: mit besonderer Berücksichtigung…
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Georg Bredig's chemistry notes on an experiment
- After 1890 – before 1930
Notes on a scientific experiment conducted by Georg Bredig (1868-1944) including results from an internship in inorganic chemistry.
- Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemistry, Inorganic, Note-taking, Chemistry
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Letter from Victor Goldschmidt to Georg Bredig
- 1913-Feb-24
Victor Goldschmidt (1853-1933) tells Georg Bredig (1868-1944) that he received his telegram.
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Advertisements for publications from B.G. Teubner
- Circa 1913 – 1936
Advertisements for works by B.G. Teubner Publisher collected by Georg Bredig (1868-1944). In Physik: Eine Auswahl physikalischer Werke titles of newly published physics books are listed. Das Chemische Gleichgewicht…
- Creator Of Work B.G. Teubner (Firm)
- Subject B.G. Teubner (Firm), Physics, Publishers and publishing, Science publishing, Mathematics, Chemistry
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Advertisements for publications from Verlag von Leopold Voss
- Circa 1913
Advertisements for publications from Leopold Voss Publisher, collected by Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
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Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Volume 3, No. 29
- 1913-Dec-04
Pages torn from the Abstracts section of the Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.
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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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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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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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Seascape by Wilhelm Ostwald in Tenerife, Spain
- 1913
1913 painting by Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) depicting a seascape in Tenerife, Spain. The painting was a gift to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in 1933 from Ostwald's wife, Helene (1854-1946), in remembrance of Ostwald after…
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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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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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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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Lablache Face Powder
- 1910s
An empty circular white cardboard box with gold rims that held a face powder. The paper label is decorated with a winged cherub holding aloft a Lablache Face Powder banner with the words "a harmless toilet powder"…
- Manufacturer Ben Levy Co.
- Subject Cosmetics, Cosmetics industry, Powder boxes (Cosmetics containers), Powders, Packaging
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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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Erfinder und Erfindungen
- Inventors and Inventions
- 1913
Digitized content includes a frontispiece portrait of Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858-1929), a key figure in the history of rare earth elements. In 1885 Welsbach showed didymium was not an element, but an…
- Author Neuburger, Albert, 1867-1943
- Publisher Ullstein GmbH
- Subject Inventors, Inventions, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Neuburger, Albert, 1867-1943, Incandescent lamps, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earth industry, Rare earths, Incandescent gas-lighting
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Postcard from Knoevenagel to Georg Bredig
- 1913-Sep-03
Postcard sent from "Knoevenagel" to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features a photograph of a man riding a horse in a field.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Photographer Landes, Richard
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Landscapes, Horsemanship
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Postcard of William Thomson sent to Georg Bredig
- 1913-Mar-21
Postcard of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824- 1907), sent to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) by an unidentified sender. William Thomson was a British mathematician, physicist, and engineer. He became Baron Kelvin in…
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Obituary for Louis Henry
- Circa 1913
Obituary for Louis Henry (1834-1913), a Belgian organic chemist who synthesized hundreds of new compounds in his lifetime. Henry notably coined the Henry reaction, which is today a classic carbon-carbon bond formation…
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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
