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Double-Monochromator gives IR-4 superior resolution for infrared analysis
- 1960s
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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This pot's tough and we can prove it!
- 1960s
This advertisement for Helipot's new series 5200 potentiometer boasts of its toughness and durability, qualities apparently shared by an armored, medieval knight.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Knights and knighthood, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Mildred Wells using Hart moisture meter at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1961-Nov
General view of employee Mildred Wells using a Hart moisture meter to measure the moisture in a sample of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Also known as cellulose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer United Press International
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Wells, Mildred
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Mildred Wells using Brookfield Viscometer at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1961-Nov
General view of employee Mildred Wells using a Brookfield Viscometer to measure the viscosity of a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) solution at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. Also known as…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer United Press International
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Viscosimeter, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Viscosity, Hercules Incorporated, Wells, Mildred
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Mildred Wells testing samples at Hercules Hopewell plant
- 1961-Nov
Two views of employee Mildred Wells testing samples of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for residual fibers at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Hopewell, Virginia. As visible in the photograph, the samples were placed…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer United Press International
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Women employees, Wells, Mildred
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Penton molding operations at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1961
General view of a machine used to mold Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Ring closure reactor at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of a ring closure reactor used in the production of Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Acetylation unit at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of an acetylation unit used in the production of Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Assorted valves, pipes, and fittings at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1960-Sep-10
Close-up view of assorted valves, pipes, and fittings at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this system, which was used to handle hydrochloric acid, was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farrell & Gage Films Inc.
- Subject Chemical industry, Valves, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Polyethers, Machinery
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Separator at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1960-Sep-10
Two views of a separator used to separate carbon tetrachloride and water containing hydrochloric acid at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. The employee visible in the first photograph is…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farrell & Gage Films Inc.
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Polyethers, Machinery
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Penton valves and pipes at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1960-Sep-10
Close-up view of solid Penton needle and plug valves, as well as Penton pipes and fittings, at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Parlin, New Jersey. Penton was a Hercules-branded chlorinated polyether used as…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farrell & Gage Films Inc.
- Subject Chemical industry, Valves, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Polyethers, Machinery
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Valves and pipes at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1960-Sep-10
Close-up view of assorted valves and pipes at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Parlin, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the photograph, these valves and pipes were lined with Penton, a Hercules-branded…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farrell & Gage Films Inc.
- Subject Chemical industry, Valves, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Polyethers, Machinery
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Employee operating polymerizer and extruder at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of an unidentified employee operating a polymerizer and extruder at the Hercules Powder Company plant located in Parlin, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the polymerizer and extruder…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Extrusion process, Polymers, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Polyethers, Polymerization, Machinery
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Extruder at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of a Prodex brand extruder used in the production of Penton, a chlorinated polyether used as an ingredient in protective coatings for structural steel and other metals, papers, cardboard, and plastics, at…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Extrusion process, Polymers, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Machinery
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Employee adjusting hydrochlorinator at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of an unidentified employee making an adjustment to the lower part of a hydrochlorinator unit at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Hydrogen chloride
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Control panel at Hercules Parlin plant
- Circa 1961-Jan
General view of an unidentified employee operating a control panel at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the photograph, this control panel was used for various plant…
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Charles J. Skuwera and Clem Shernauski with cubed nitrocellulose at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1960
General view of employees Charles J. Skuwera (left) and Clem Shernauski (right) lifting a barrel containing cubed nitrocellulose at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey.
Formed in 1912 as part of an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Farrell & Gage Films Inc.
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Nitrocellulose, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Shernauski, Clem, Skuwera, Charles J.
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Stanley J. Kusic measuring nitrocellulose at Hercules Parlin plant
- 1960-Dec
General view of employee Stanley J. Kusic operating a balance to compare different forms of nitrocellulose at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Parlin, New Jersey. Per notations accompanying the photograph, Kusic is…
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Aluminum necklace
- 1900s
Round silver aluminum necklace consisting of numerous triangular shaped pieces arranged in an overlapping pattern; hook and eye clasp are attached via thread to the main body of the necklace.
- Subject Aluminum, Jewelry, Electrochemistry
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Alchemist seated in his laboratory
- Circa 1887 – circa 1963
The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…
- Artist Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963
- Subject Alchemists, Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963, Alchemy in art, Alchemy
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Man posed with Styrofoam Paul Bunyan
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified man posed with a sculpture of Paul Bunyan carved out of Styrofoam. Invented in 1941 by researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, "Styrofoam" properly refers to the Dow Chemical Company’s…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Foamed materials, Dow Chemical Company, Foam, Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character), Polystyrene
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Bendix employee with assorted scientific instruments
- 1960s
General view of an unidentified Bendix Corporation employee surrounded by assorted scientific instruments from a range of companies, including Bendix, Varian, and DuMont. Per an inscription on the verso of the…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Employees, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrometer industry, Mass spectrometry, Bendix Corporation
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Bendix Corporation associates
- 1960s
Group photograph of unidentified individuals associated with the Bendix Corporation, a manufacturer of assorted scientific instrumentation including the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS). An inscription above the…
- Creator Of Work McHale Studio, Bendix Corporation
- Subject Employees, Spectrometer industry, Bendix Corporation
