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Dowmetal: The Metal that Travels Light!
- 1940
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a woman carrying a suitcase; several modes of transportation, including a plane,…
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First Production of Magnesium Metal from the Sea!
- Recording an epoch-making achievement in chemical engineering
- 1941
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features waves moving across the sea, with accompanying text commemorating Dow's production…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade, Seawater
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Dowmetal is Riding High!
- 1940-Jan
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a plane flying above an array of clouds. The…
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Dowmetal Magnesium: An American Accomplishment
- 1941
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts molten magnesium being poured into a mold, with accompanying text detailing Dow's…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade
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From the Sea...A New and More Useful Treasure!
- Advertisement for Dow Magnesium
- 1941
Color print advertisement for magnesium alloys manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a group of pirates digging for buried treasure, with accompanying text summarizing Dow's…
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Paper urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Paper urine sugar comparator is labeled "Somogyi urine sugar test." This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be an indicator of diabetes.
Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) was a…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Used for the qualitative color comparison of urine samples, this urine sugar caparator consists of a wooden holder with holes along the top for holding test tubes next to the color indicators. The printed scale ranges…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test likely belonged to Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971). Contains yellow printing with a fabric case. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971, Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test is possibly an early or prototype version since it contains no printing. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971, Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi with pipe
- 1940s
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) posed with a pipe. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Dr. Somogyi is best known for his preparation…
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi playing solitaire
- 1940s
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) playing solitaire while smoking a pipe. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Dr. Somogyi is best known…
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"The Test Tube Girl"
- 1940
Inset illustration of Du Pont's "Test Tube Girl," named as such given her outfit is made entirely of Du Pont plastic products. Her dress and gloves are made of rayon, her hat and bag of cellulose film, her heels are…
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Blazing the Trail to New Frontiers Through Chemistry
- 1940
Promotional booklet advertising various products manufactured and sold by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Includes neoprene; dyes; fragrances; safety glass; seed disinfectants, fertilizers and sprays;…
- Publisher E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Lucite, Safety glass, Rubber, Artificial, Cellophane, Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Fabrikoid Division, Rayon, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, New York World's Fair, Photographic Society of America
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Table of the Elements in an Irregular Spiral
- 1940s
Rainbow-colored periodic table of the elements designed in the style of an irregular spiral. Per text accompanying the table, the colors and construction of the table are designed to express the relationship among…
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The Cities Men Build
- Advertisement for Dow Ferric Chloride
- 1940
Color print advertisement for Dow Ferric Chloride, a conditioning agent used to extract organic matter from water. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of various historic civilizations and details the use…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Refuse and refuse disposal, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Sanitation, Ferric chloride, Sanitary engineering
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First Aid in the Prevention and Treatment of Chemical Casualties
- 1941
Illustrated throughout, this booklet includes sections on lung irritants, blister and tear gases, irritant smokes, incendiaries, screening smokes, systemic poisons and decontamination stations.
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Figure G.—Diagram indicating operation of decontamination station.
- 1941
Illustrated throughout, this booklet includes sections on lung irritants, blister and tear gases, irritant smokes, incendiaries, screening smokes, systemic poisons and decontamination stations.
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American Contemporaries article profiling Dr. Eugene Cornelius Sullivan (1872-1962)
- 1940
Two-page article from the "News Edition" of the magazine of the American Chemical Society profiling Dr. Eugene Cornelius Sullivan (1872-1962).
Eugene C. Sullivan was born on January 23, 1872 in Elgin, Illinois and…
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Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956)
- 1940s
Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956), research chemist for the B. F. Goodrich Company known for the discovery and industrial application of organic accelerators to rubber.
George Oenslager was born on September…
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Penicillin fermentation vessel
- 1940 – 1949
This vessel is believed to be one of the original fermentation pans used by researchers at Oxford University to produce penicillin in the 1940s.
Rectangular porcelain vessel used for growing penicillin; sealed at all…
