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E.P. Fager conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample test
- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee E.P. Fager preparing a water sample for testing. A stamp on the verso of the photograph for "The Fensholt Company," a public relations firm based in Chicago, suggests…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company, The Fensholt Company
- Photographer Williams & Meyer Co.
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Glassware, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Fager, E.P., Water--Analysis, Water--Testing
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Water sample testing at Mary's Help Hospital
- 1936-Aug-18
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company representative C.M. Kesler (seated) and hospital employee "Mike" examining a sample of water at Mary's Help Hospital (now Seton Medical Center) in San Francisco, California. Per…
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Water sample testing at Dearborn facility
- Circa 1938
General view of an unidentified employee preparing a water sample for testing at a Dearborn Chemical Company's laboratory facility in Chicago, Illinois. A stamp on the verso of the photograph for "The Fensholt Company,"…
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E.P. Fager and Viola Suess at Dearborn Chemical Company facility in Chicago, Illinois
- 1927 – 1928
General view of employees E.P. Fager and Viola Suess at work in an office at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility located in Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified chemist, visible through the…
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Portrait of John Edgar Teeple (1874-1931)
- 1920s
Portrait of American chemist John Edgar Teeple (1874 – 1931), best known for his discovery of a process for separating potash from borax.
John Edgar Teeple was born on January 4, 1874 in Kempton, Illinois and educated…
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Selenium; photocells; themopiles
- Letter circular LC-515
- 1938
This circular from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards lists the attributes of selenium cells, photocells, photolytic cells, and thermopiles. The circular includes bibliographic sources for…
- Publisher United States. National Bureau of Standards
- Subject Photoelectric cells, Selenium, Electrical engineering
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Tallqvist's Hämoglobin scale
- 1900 – 1920
Developed circa 1900 and often called the Tallquist Method, it is used to compare a patient's blood color to a chart of red colors to diagnose possible anemia. The method is still used when more sophisticated equipment…
- Author Tallqvist, Theodor Waldemar, 1871-1927
- Publisher Sharp & Smith
- Subject Hemoglobin, Diagnosis, Medical care, Blood
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Gilbert Microscope Set No. 20
- 1938 – 1960
Green wooden case with textured green paper surface; label on front of case features a young boy looking through a microscope and an enlarged image of a dog flea; metal latch opens double-sided interior. 16 glass test…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Gilbert Chemistry Outfit
- 1930 – 1939
Wooden case with two steel handles on top and cabinet doors on both sides which are secured with a steel latch; on one side, case inside has a steel red shelf with seven wooden chemical containers; below the shelf is a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Improved Neubauer haemacytometer
- After 1930 – before 1950
Used for counting blood cells, this hemocytometer was manufactured in Germany.
Case opens to reveal thick glass microscope slide with a rectangular indentation that creates a chamber. This chamber is engraved with a…
- Manufacturer Ingram & Bell, Limited
- Subject Clinical medicine, Blood--Analysis, Anemia, Blood--Diseases, Blood cell count, Hemocytometers
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Gold-plated stem pessary (intrauterine device)
- 1920
A type of early intrauterine device (IUD) also known as a cervicouterine device or pessary. Curved disk with long coil stem attached to plate of disk. Coil opens into a wishbone shape with two arms. Arms are held…
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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."
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Manual breast pump with black bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.
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The Glaxo Feeder 8oz nursing bottle in original box
- 1900 – 1930
Banana-shaped bottle design enabled ease of cleaning, making this bottle widely known as the hygienic baby bottle.
A: Boat-shaped molded glass bottle. Embossed on one side of bottle are measurements in tablespoons;…
- Manufacturer Glaxo Laboratories
- Subject Infants--Care, Glassware
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American Potash & Chemical Corporation five dollar company scrip book cover
- 1937-May-14 (Validated)
- 1937-Jun-01 (Registered)
Company scrip book cover issued by the American Potash & Chemical Corporation in the amount of five dollars. Stamped with validated and registered dates. Verso contains conditions for the sale of the book and where…
- Printer Thomson Ticket Company
- Publisher American Potash & Chemical Corporation
- Subject Currency question, Potash, Chemical industry, Corporations, Bauman, Robert Joel, Borax
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Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken Zweihunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken two hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-10
This zweihunderttausand Mark Gutschein, or two hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken A. G.. This particular company scrip includes a photographic reproduction of the company's…
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Engrais Chimiques des Manufacture de St. Gobain
- Chemical Fertilizers Manufactured by St. Gobain
- Circa 1925
Advertising postcard for St. Gobain, or Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, depicts a man pointing to a map of St. Gobain's chemical fertilizer plants located in France. Text underneath the map states "26 usines" or factories,…
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Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Zehn Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works ten million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Zehn Millionen Mark Gutschein, or ten million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the rectp and verso of this…
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works five million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Fünf Millionen Mark Gutschein, or five million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the recto and verso of this…
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke Eine Million Mark Gutschein
- Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works one million Mark voucher
- 1923-Sep
This Eine Million Mark Gutschein, or one million Mark voucher, was issued by Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke (Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Mining and Oil Works). Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip…
- Printer Gantz & Russ
- Publisher Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke
- Subject Oil-shale industry, Petroleum industry and trade, Currency question, Stinnes, Hugo, 1870-1924, Corporations, Hugo Stinnes-Riebeck Montan und Oelwerke, Bauman, Robert Joel, Coal trade, Mineral industries, Oil industry workers, Chemical industry
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Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft Fünfhundert Mark Gutschein
- Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft five hundred Mark voucher
- 1922-Oct-19
This Fünfhundert Mark Gutschein, or five hundred Mark voucher, was issued by Deutsche Solvay-Werke Actien-Gesellschaft. Styled after a banknote, this company scrip includes the company seal and a Bezahlt, or paid,…
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Chemische Werke P. Römer & Co. Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein
- P. Römer & Company Chemical Works fifty billion Mark voucher
- 1923-Oct-26
This Fünfzig Milliarden Mark Gutschein, or fifty billion Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Werke P. Römer & Company (Chemical Works P. Römer & Company). Paper features a watermark design.
Chemische Werke P. Römer…
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E. Merck Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein
- E. Merck ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-14
This Zehn Milliarden/Hunderttausend Mark Gutschein, or ten billion/one hundred thousand Mark voucher, was issued by E. Merck. Zehn Milliarden was printed over the original Hunderttausend Mark voucher due to rampant…
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Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron three million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-11
This Drei Millionen Mark Gutschein, or three million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the company logo and terms of the…
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Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron Eine Million Mark Gutschein
- Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron one million Mark voucher
- 1923-Aug-23
This Eine Million Mark Gutschein, or one million Mark voucher, was issued by Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. Styled after a banknote, the verso of this company scrip includes the company logo and terms of the…
