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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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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…
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Nobel laureates at Indian Institute of Science
- 1930s
Group portrait of Nobel laureates at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Beginning third from left, the individuals depicted in the photograph are identified as follows:
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman…
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Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of an exhibition display advertising the products of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a subsidiary of the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Robinson Studio
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Paper chemicals, Paper chemicals industry
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Dairy Industries Exposition exhibition display (1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation exhibition display at a Dairy Industries Exposition held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation operated…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Fred Hess & Son
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Paper Makers Chemical Corporation, Paper industry, Paper chemicals industry
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Ford show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a Ford Motor Company trade show held in Detroit, Michigan. The display depicts the production of nitrocellulose and its use in a variety of products, including…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer MacGregor and Company
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Powder Company, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Nitrocellulose
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Foundry show exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of a Hercules Powder Company display advertising Truline Binder at an unidentified foundry industry trade show.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Founding, Hercules Incorporated
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Hercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1930s
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at a chemical industry trade show advertising a variety of products, including nitrocellulose, explosives, and naval stores.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Herbert Photos
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Naval stores, Naval stores industry, Nitrocellulose, Explosives industry
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Hercules Vibrogels and Vibrocaps exhibit panel (circa 1930's)
- Circa 1930
General view of an exhibit panel for Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Monroe Carrington, Inc.
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial
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Exposure racks at Rohm and Haas home office
- 1930s
General view of exposure racks designed to test the weathering capabilities of varnishes and other products manufactured by the Rohm and Haas Company. The racks are positioned on the roof of the company's home office…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Mills, Charles P.
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Weathering, Quality control
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Research laboratory for resinous products
- 1930s
General view of a research laboratory for resinous products at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware
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Employee at work in Rohm and Haas Company laboratory
- 1930s
General view of an unidentified employee at work in a laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Employees
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Rohm and Haas Varnish Laboratory
- 1930s
General view of the Varnish Laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Varnish and varnishing, Varnish industry
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Rohm and Haas Resin Research Laboratory
- 1930s
General view of the Resin Research Laboratory at the Rohm and Haas Company home office located at West Washington Square in Philadelphia.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen, Germany through the…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Laboratories, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Glassware, Gums and resins
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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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If Mothers were Chemists Luden's Menthol Cough Drops advertisement
- Circa 1930
Black and white printed advertisement for Luden's Menthol Cough Drops depicts a woman and scientific glassware. The woman represents a mother, who is using chemistry to identify the ingredients of these cough drops. …
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E.P. Fager conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample field test
- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee E.P. Fager comparing the color of two solutions during a water sample field test. Assorted glassware and a Dearborn portable testing cabinet are visible on the table.…
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Ted Slisz at work in Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1930s
General view of employee Ted Slisz at work in the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street Laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. An assortment of beakers is visible on the work bench. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Glassware, Dearborn Chemical Company, Slisz, Ted
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Charles S. White at work in Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1930s
General view of employee Charles S. White analyzing unidentified substances at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Assorted scientific apparatus and laboratory…
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Al Woodward conducting corrosion test at Dearborn laboratory facility
- Circa 1930
General view of employee Al Woodward preparing polished plates for a corrosion test at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
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Bacteriological analysis at Dearborn laboratory facility
- Circa 1930
General view of employee A. Sherwood preparing agar and gelatin plates for use in the bacteriological analysis of water at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Founded…
