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Chi-Ches-Ters Menstrual Pain Relief Tablets
- 1900s
Container of "Chi-Ches-ters" menstrual pain relief tablets, manufactured by Chichester Chemical Co.
Chichester Chemical Co. also manufactured "Pennyroyal Pills," which were marketed with language that subtly indicated…
- Manufacturer Chichester Chemical Co.
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Women--Health and hygiene, Menstrual products
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Igloo Wrap cellophane
- 1900s
Blue and red cardboard box of "Igloo Wrap Brand" cellophane wrap, manufactured by Du Pont.
- Manufacturer E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Food--Storage, Food--Preservation, Plastic films
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Postcard of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben
- 1918 – 1919
Postcard from Max Mislow (1887-1963), Kurt Mislow's (1923-2017) father, to an unknown recipient. The postcard features a black and white photograph of German soldiers wearing Pickelhauben, the pointed or spiked helmet…
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Photographic portrait of Max Mislow
- 1918 – 1919
Black and white photograph of Max Mislow (1887-1963), Kurt M. Mislow's (1923-2017) father, in uniform.
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1,000 German mark note, red-sealed
- 1914 – 1922
1,000 German mark note, sealed in red. Until the outbreak of World War I, the German mark, introduced in 1871, was on the gold standard. The war forced Germany to abandon the gold standard, and currency notes issued…
- Manufacturer Reichsbank (Germany)
- Subject Reichsbank (Germany), Paper money, Mark, German
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1,000 German mark note, green-sealed
- 1918 – 1922
1,000 German mark note, sealed in green. Until the outbreak of World War I, the German mark, introduced in 1871, was on the gold standard. The war forced Germany to abandon the gold standard, and currency notes issued…
- Manufacturer Reichsbank (Germany)
- Subject Mark, German, Paper money, Reichsbank (Germany)
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Blank postcard of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben
- 1918 – 1919
Blank postcard with black and white photograph of soldiers wearing Pickelhauben, the pointed or spiked helmets worn by Prussian and German soldiers, firefighters and police officers during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Subject World War (1914-1918), Military uniforms, Soldiers
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Blank postcard of German soldiers in front of a train
- 1918 – 1919
Blank postcard with black and white photograph of German soldiers in front of a train.
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AIChE slide rule pin
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers slide rule pin
- After 1900 – before 2004
Gold-plated pin for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE). The pin is in the shape of a slide rule with the AIChE shield in the center and has a hinged clasp.
- Manufacturer L.G. Balfour Company
- Subject Brooches, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Collectibles
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Acid Colors on Piece Goods
- After 1900 – before 1950
Sample book containing dyeing instructions and 54 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured dyes. Consists of one cardboard leaf that folds out into 9 sections.
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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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Hanson's Magic Corn Salve
- After 1884 – before 1925
Small orange box containing a topical rub intended to treat corns, bunions, and warts.
Willis Tracy Hanson, Sr. (1858-1933) was a New York businessman known for selling patent medicines. These remedies could be…
- Manufacturer W.T. Hanson Co.
- Subject Drugs, W.T. Hanson Co., Quacks and quackery, Pharmaceutical industry, Warts, Bunion
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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Benzo Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1900 – 1950
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed yarn and cotton thread samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Cotton
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Tintex Armor Gray Fabric Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small, cardboard, Tintex brand dye box printed with an illustration of a woman holding a garment over a sink. Contained a small paper packet, pictured on the right, that contains the powdered fabric dye. Dye…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
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Tintex Mistique Stocking Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small, orange, Tintex brand dye box with an illustration of a pair of legs wearing stockings. A folded instruction sheet is included in the box.
Dyes are charged, water-soluble, organic compounds that chemically bind…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
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Tintex Orchid (Lavender) Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small gray box with an illustration of a woman holding a garment over a dye bath. Contained a small paper packet, pictured on the right, that contains the powdered fabric dye. Dye instructions are printed on the…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry
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Hobson's Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic and Chloroform
- After 1901 – before 1950
Box containing Dr. Hobson's "Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic, and Chloroform" cough syrup. According to the packaging, the use of this product is for the "relief of cough due to colds."
Brothers Henry and…
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Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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Letter from Fritz Ullmann to Georg Bredig, July 1918
- 1918-Jul-16
Fritz Ullmann (1875-1939), a German chemist and the editor of a technical encyclopedia of chemistry, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) for writing an entry on catalysts. Ullmann additionally provides references and…
- Author Ullmann, Fritz, 1875-1939
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Catalysts, Encyclopedias, Science publishing, Ullmann, Fritz, 1875-1939
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Envelope from Fritz Haber to Georg Bredig
- 1918-Apr-25
Envelope belonging to a letter from the German chemist and Nobel Prize winner, Fritz Haber (1868-1934), which is addressed to his friend and colleague, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). At the time, Haber was serving as a…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Creator Of Work Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
- Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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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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Postcard from Svante Arrhenius to Georg Bredig, July 1918
- 1918-Jul-03
Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), a Swedish chemist and the Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1903, explains to his friend and colleague Georg Bredig (1868-1944) various calculations for an experiment that he recently…
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Letter from Ernest Solvay to Georg Bredig, May 1918
- 1918-May-25
Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), a Belgian chemist, thanks Georg Bredig for his correspondence and expresses his mutual sadness about the travesties of the First World War.
- Author Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, World War (1914-1918)
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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
