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Color and its Applications
- 1915
Volume concerned with the science of color and applications of color science. Subjects discussed include the electromagnetic spectrum and wave theory; terminology and nomenclature of color; perception of color by the…
- Author Luckiesh, Matthew, 1883-1967
- Publisher D. Van Nostrand Company
- Subject Colors, Music and color, Spectrum analysis, Light, Color vision, Electromagnetic waves
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Dow Chemical Company stock certificate
- 1915
Blank and unregistered stock certificate for the Dow Chemical Company (#000000). "Capital" stock is printed on the certificate, but "Common" has been handwritten to replace all mentions of "Capital."
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Printer American Bank Note Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Stock certificates
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Experimental station at Hercules Kenvil plant
- Circa 1915
General view of the exterior of the experimental research station at the Hercules Powder Company's smokeless-powder plant located In Kenvil, New Jersey. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Propellants, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, New Jersey--Kenvil
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Explosives for quarry blasting : practical information relating to the selection of explosives and methods of application to assure the most satisfactory results
- 1915
Catalog containing various quarry blasting explosives and equipment manufactured and sold by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Provides a guide for selecting the proper explosive for quarrying work, detailing the…
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Figure 10. Collodion before Burning Off. Figure 11. Collodion after Burning Off. Figure 12. Washing Machine.
- 1915
Figures 10 through 12 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry. Figures 10 and 11 are photomicrographs showing collodion fibers used in the manufacture of incandescent gas mantles before and after burning. The…
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Figure 14. Impregnating Machine [Gas mantle manufacture]
- 1915
Figure 14 from the 1915 volume, The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine (1/10 actual size) for saturating cotton and ramie webs with a solution of rare earth metals during the manufacture of gas mantles. The volume…
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Figure 16. Machine for Applying "Fixing" Solution to Inverted Mantles
- 1915
Figure 16 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine (1/5 actual size) for applying "fixing" solution to inverted mantles, a component of incandescent gas lanterns. The volume details various…
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Figure 17. Burning Off and Hardening Machine for Inverted Mantles
- 1915
Figure 17 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine (1/14 actual size) for burning off and hardening inverted mantles, a component of incandescent gas lanterns. The volume details various…
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Figure 18. Collodionising Bath
- 1915
Figure 18 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine (1/16 actual size) for immersing mantles, a component of incandescent gas lanterns, in a collodion solution prior to transport. The volume…
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Figure 19. Movable Drying Crate for 500 Mantles
- 1915
Figure 19 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting a movable crate (1/52 actual size) for drying incandescent mantles, a component of incandescent gas lanterns. The volume details various industrial…
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Figure 2. Map to Illustrate how Geologic Formations Influence the Properties of Water.
- 1915
Figure depicting a map of the United States and the geographic patterns of water properties affected by geologic formations. Depicts areas of primary and secondary formations, limestone, glacial drift, and pollution by…
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Figure 20. Machine for Trimming Upright Mantles
- 1915
Figure 20 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine for trimming upright mantles, a component of incandescent gas lanterns. The volume details various industrial applications of rare earths and…
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Figure 21. Woodall-Moon Mantle Tester
- 1915
Figure 21 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting a machine used to test the durability of gas mantles, a component of incandescent gas lanterns. The volume details various industrial applications of rare…
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Figure 23. Automatic Lighter for Inverted Burners
- 1915
Figure 23 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting an automatic lighter for inverted burners. The volume details various industrial applications of rare earths and closely-related elements, including…
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Figure 24. Stages in the Manufacture of a Carbon Lamp. Figure 25. Connections between Filament and Leading-in Wires
- 1915
Figures 24 and 25 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting the manufacture of a carbon lamp. The volume details various industrial applications of rare earths and closely-related elements, including…
- Author Johnstone, Sydney J. (Sydney James), Russell, Alexander S. (Alexander Smith), b. 1888
- Publisher D. Appleton and Company
- Subject Rare earths, Rare earth industry, Incandescent lamps, Scientific illustration, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Lighting, Incandescent lamps--Filaments, Light bulbs
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Figure 27. "Flashing" Room at Messrs Edison & Swan's Works
- 1915
Figure 27 from the 1915 volume, The Rare Earth Industry depicting the "flashing" room of the Edison and Swan Electric Light Company. The illustration depicts scientists preparing filaments for incandescent electric glow…
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Figure 4. General View of a Slow Sand Filter Plant
- 1915
An aerial illustration of a slow sand water filtering plant with cutouts to depict underground activity.
From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for non-technical operators of…
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Figure 42. Stages in the Manufacture of a Metallic Filament Lamp
- 1915
Figure 42 from the 1915 volume The Rare Earth Industry depicting stages in the manufacture of a metallic filament lamp. The volume details various industrial applications of rare earths and closely-related elements,…
- Author Johnstone, Sydney J. (Sydney James), Russell, Alexander S. (Alexander Smith), b. 1888
- Publisher D. Appleton and Company
- Subject Rare earths, Rare earth industry, Incandescent lamps, Scientific illustration, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Incandescent lamps, Lighting, Light bulbs, Incandescent lamps--Filaments
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Figure 7. General View of a Mechanical Filter Plant
- 1915
Schematic showing an aerial view of a mechanical water filtering plant with cutouts to depict the interior workings of the plant.
From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for…
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Figure 76. Automatic Liquid Chlorine Apparatus
- 1915
A photographic print of a liquid chlorine apparatus used for water sterilization, courtesy of the Electro-Bleaching Gas Company.
From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for…
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Figure 77. Apparatus for Electrolytic Preparation of Sodium Hypochlorite and Figure 78. Electrolytic Cell
- 1915
From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for non-technical operators of small water purification plants, and particularly of one where chemicals are used. Provides a concise…
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Georg Bredig and family
- Circa 1915
Photograph of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and his family in the countryside. Bredig stands on the far right. To his left is possibly his wife Rosa Bredig, followed by her sisters known as Aunt Ida, Aunt Fränze, Aunt Käte,…
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Honey and Its Uses in the Home
- 1915
Informational pamphlet on honey includes a description of how honey is produced, its value as a food, the flavor of honey, its health benefits, its economy, household uses, and how it can be used in cooking. Contains…
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Periodic table consisting of four space lemniscates
- 1915 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Perspective view of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements consisting of four space lemniscates of varying sizes. This table was originated by Alois Bilecki in 1915 and classified by chemist…
- Creator Of Work Bilecki, Alois, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements