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Portrait of Dr. C. Scott Althouse
- 1950s
Portrait of Dr. C. Scott Althouse (1880-1970), founder of the Althouse Chemical Company. A graduate of the Philadelphia Textile Institute (1900), Dr. Althouse worked with his father dyeing textiles before founding the…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Althouse, C. Scott, 1880-1970, Dye industry, Dyes and dyeing, Althouse Chemical Company, Industrialists
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Now...a better double-beam infrared spectrophotometer...the Beckman IR-4
- 1956
Advertisement for the new IR-4 Spectrophotometer, which would be on display at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PittCon) in 1956.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers…
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Beckman Model R pH meter
- 1942 – 1959
The Model R Industrial pH Meter was first produced in 1942, although this photograph was likely taken much later.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California…
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Beckman Model D Oxygen Analyzer
- 1950s
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
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Woman injecting a sample into a Beckman Model E Centrifuge sample chamber
- 1950s
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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Man examining readout on a Model E Centrifuge
- 1950s
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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Man looking into eyepiece of a Beckman Model E Centrifuge
- 1950s
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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Bowaters tames sticky pitch with Beckman pH control
- 1956
This advertisement for the Model W pH meter promotes its use in monitoring pH levels of wood pulp stock to ensure equipment works properly at the Bowaters Southern Paper Corporation.
Arnold Beckman invented his first…
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Man in a field using a Beckman Pocket pH Meter
- Circa 1956
The Pocket pH meter allowed pH readings to be taken in the field, in a laboratory, or at any site, without needing to send samples back to a laboratory and a more stationary instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his…
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Beckman Model DK-2A Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer in use in a laboratory
- 1950s
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…
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Steve Murphy adjusting a Beckman IR-2A Spectrophotometer
- 1950s
A note on the back indicates that this is a "precision adjustment." Steve Murphy was the supervisor of National Technical Laboratories' infrared assembly department.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began…
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Man adjusting a Beckman Model 320D Industrial Gas Chromatograph
- 1956 – 1969
Images show a man adjusting the front and underside of the instrument, in a work space containing other, unidentified instruments.
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition…
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Beckman pH Control ends "red water days" in Macon
- 1950s
This advertisement describes a use case for Beckman pH meters in which Macon Water Works used the instruments to control the acidity of the water and inhibit corrosion of pipes.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH…
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For very little coin, Beckman will put your old DU in mint condition.
- 1950s
In 1950, Beckman Instruments' had so many DU Spectrophotometers still in use that they offered to refurbish old models (for a fee, of course). This service could include replacing a power supply, repainting, and…
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Here's the new Beckman Pocket pH Meter
- 1956
Color advertisement for the Pocket pH Meter, which was first sold in 1956. The main selling point of this model was its portability, meaning that pH readings could be taken in the field or on site, instead of requiring…
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A Dial to reckon with
- 1956
Advertisement for the DIGIDIAL, made by the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied…
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Man in a field of crops using a Beckman Pocket pH Meter
- Circa 1956
An unidentified man kneels in a field of crops looking at the reading on a Pocket pH Meter, first marketed by Beckman Instruments in 1956. A photograph from the same session appears in advertisements for the Pocket pH…
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Soap Perfume Base Department
- 1950s
Interior view of the Soap Perfume Base Department at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding of perfume bases at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Compounding a Base
- 1950s
View of a chemist compounding a base from abyssinian civet, otto of rose from Bulgaria, and absolutes floral oil from Italy, France, and Palestine at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding of perfume bases at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Checking Odor Values
- 1950s
View of chemists checking the odor values of the fractions of the distilled oil before bulking at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Fractionation
- 1950s
View of the fractionation of an essential oil for the production of a terpeneless product in the laboratory at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Aromatic Research Chemist
- 1950s
View of an aromatic research chemist filtering charge into a distillation apparatus at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
