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59 items
Memorandum and account book belonging to Charles A. Ronne
- 1879-Nov – 1880-Mar
Memorandum and account book belonging to Charles A. Ronne. The majority of the pages are blank. Ten pages contain a record of Ronne's expenses from November 1879 through March 1880. After a break of several pages, there…
- Creator Of Work Ronne, Charles A.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Antidotes, Chemistry, Home economics, Metals--Analysis, Ronne, Charles A.
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, October 28, 1880
- 1880-Oct-28
A follow-up to the letters of August 13 and 19 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the sale of some property. A bill for the services of Frederick Sylvester & Brother is rendered.
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, July 26, 1880
- 1880-Jul-26
An acknowledgment.
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2 items
Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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32 items
Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton
- After 1880 – before 1925
This sample book begins with a selection of recipes for the preparation of dye vats. Each recipe lists the solvents and solutes necessary to mix large-volume solutions of indigo textile dye using Indigo M.L.B. brand…
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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12 items
Michael Faraday : Man of Science
- After 1865 – before 1929
A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…
- Author Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929
- Publisher Fleming H. Revell
- Subject Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Physicists, Lectures and lecturing, Electromagnetism, Electrochemistry
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2 items
Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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Coffee: From Plantation to Cup. A Brief History of Coffee Production and Consumption.
- 1881
Volume providing a brief history of coffee production and consumption around the world. Intended for dealers and consumers alike, the work contains chapters on coffee cultivation, preparation, the chemical analysis of…
- Author Thurber, Francis B. (Francis Beatty), 1842-1907
- Publisher American Grocer Publishing Association
- Subject Coffee, Coffee industry, Coffee brewing equipment industry, Coffee roasting industry, Coffee industry--Employees, Coffee brewing, Plantations, Tropical crops, Agriculture, Plantation workers, Agricultural laborers, Thurber, Francis B. (Francis Beatty), 1842-1907
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11 items
Lecture tickets and announcements
- 1852 – 1887
Includes two tickets and an announcement for various lectures given by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) at the University of Pennsylvania, an invitation to the wedding of Bessie and Arthur Van Harlingen, an advertisement…
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Postcard from an unidentified sender to James Curtis Booth
- 1880-Aug-27
Confirming receipt of and thanking James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for a photograph.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from J.W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, December 12, 1881
- 1881-Dec-12
Includes a list of stock to be planted, to Booth has added in his own hand "3 flowering almond."
- Author Thomas, Joseph W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W.
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Postcard from J. W. Thomas to James Curtis Booth, December 6, 1881
- 1881-Dec-06
Joseph W. Thomas informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that it isn't too late to plant, and thanks Booth for his most recent order.
- Author Thomas, Joseph W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Thomas, Joseph W.
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List of plants put in the ground in 1881
- 1881-Nov-12
- Creator Of Work Thomas, Joseph W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture)
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Receipt from Charles H. Wilson, Florist and Nurseryman
- 1881-Apr-29
- Creator Of Work Wilson, Charles H.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture)
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, April 1, 1880
- 1880-Apr-01
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding the suspension of a skilled worker at the…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, December 27, 1881
- 1881-Dec-27
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding a report on electric lights.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Mr. Clark Caldwell
- 1881-Dec-15
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) informs a Mr. Clark Caldwell that he has decided against seeking a patent for a furnace part.
- Addressee Caldwell, Clark
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Patents, Furnaces
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to H. S. Cochran
- 1881-Dec-14
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to H.S. Cochran to request he construct a balance to "weigh gold and silver with the exactness which their value demands."
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to John Struthers, November 29, 1881
- 1881-Nov-29
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to John Struthers regarding the sale of a property.
- Addressee Struthers, John
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Struthers, John
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to W. W. Montgomery, July 20, 1880
- 1880-Jul-20
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to W. W. Montgomery to request that Montgomery prepare a statement of Booth’s investments for the benefit of his wife, Mrs. Margaret M. Booth.
- Addressee Montgomery, W. W.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Investments, Montgomery, W. W., Martinez Cardeza, Margaret
