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Early glass cell for polyamide preparation
- 1935-Apr-12
General view of a glass cell used for the preparation of polyamides during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. Predating the autoclave developed…
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Demonstration of cold-drawing technique for polyester
- Circa 1930
Two close-up views of a demonstration of the cold-drawing technique used to produce the 3-16 polyester super-silk fiber, the forerunner of nylon. This technique was discovered by DuPont chemist Julian Hill (1904-1996)…
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Improved gas pressure spinner
- 1937-Mar-25
General view of an improved gas pressure spinner used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. This spinner unit was the first heated by…
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First gas pressure spinner and windup
- 1935-Mar-29
General view of the first gas pressure spinner and windup used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. The spinning machine consists of a…
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Improved gas pressure spinner and windup
- 1935-Jul-03
General view of an improved gas pressure spinner and windup used during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. In this iteration, a spinning machine…
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Joseph Labovsky at DuPont Experimental Station
- 1935
General view of Joseph X. Labovsky seated at a work bench in the "66" laboratory at the DuPont Experimental Station located in Wilmington, Delaware. Labovsky's colleague, Micky McGuire, is visible on the left-hand side…
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1945-Feb-16
The letter regards the procurement of Pauling meters for use on submarines and issues of cost and portability.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen…
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2 items
American Aniline Products Dye Sample Box
- Undated
A red display box of 24 samples of various products colored with dyes. The top and side flaps open to reveal 24 samples of various products colored with dyes. Includes liquids in small bottles, powders in brass circular…
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4 items
Cushing's Perfection Dyes Set (All Fibre Types)
- Undated
- Manufacturer W. Cushing & Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing
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20 items
Cushing's Perfection Dyes Set
- Undated
A - Old Gold
B - Gold
C - Plum
D - Silver Gray
E - Maroon
F - Old Rose
G - American Beauty
H - Silver Gray
I - Black
J - Bright Green
K - Old Rose
L - Golden Brown
M - Olive Green
N - Mahogany
O - Olive Green
P - Olive…- Manufacturer W. Cushing & Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing
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2 items
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Purple Packet
- Undated
- Manufacturer Monroe Chemical Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing
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The "Romance" of Dry Cleaning
- 1939
Color print advertisement for Dowclene synthetic solvents manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use in dry-cleaning, among other applications. The advertisement depicts the delivery of a freshly-cleaned…
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Putnam Fadeless Dyes Tin Sign
- Undated
- Contributor Putnam Dyes
- Manufacturer American Can Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Putnam Dyes
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6 items
The view of the Instrument
- After 1969
This series of photographs may have been created in a laboratory in Japan. The set includes various views of the glucose analyzer, sample cell, pump, stirrer, oxygen sensor, check valve, and syringe. Descriptive…
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"It's Easy to Dye with Diamond Dyes" Tin Sign
- Circa 2000
This is a modern reproduction of a late-19th-century tin advertising sign. The sign depicts a woman dyeing cloth in red dye. Articles of clothing including a stocking and blouse are on a clothesline hung above her head.…
- Contributor Diamond Dyes Company (Burlington, Vt.), Wells & Richardson Co.
- Manufacturer Desperate Sign Company
- Subject Diamond Dyes Company (Burlington, Vt.), Dyes and dyeing, Commercial art
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2 items
Kenner's Girder & Panel Hydro-Dynamic Building Set No. 11
- 1960 – 1965
- Manufacturer Kenner Products
- Subject Educational toys--Design and construction
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2 items
Skil-Craft No. 430 Microscope Chem Lab
- 1960 – 1969
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Skil-Craft Corporation
- Subject Chemistry sets, Skil-Craft Corporation
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2 items
Chemcraft Chemical Outfit No. 5
- Circa 1935
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Porter Chemcraft Chemistry Lab featuring Atomic Energy
- 1950 – 1959
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Let's clean up our nest
- 1972
A yellow cartoon bird wearing a Beckman hard hat angrily exhorts the reader "Let's clean up our nest!" This poster was part of a workplace safety campaign at Beckman Instruments plants.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Industrial safety, Safety posters, Posters, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Birds in art
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4 items
Catalog for Louis Pasteur exhibition
- Circa 1990
Catalog for an exhibition of materials related to Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) believed to have been exhibited at the Fisher Scientific Company. Several entries have been digitized and can be found within the Fisher…
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Illustrated Catalog - Pasteur Exhibition
- 1947-Apr-09 – 1947-May-26
Illustrated catalog for a Pasteur Exhibition at the Science Museum in South Kensington, England, April 9th through May 26th, 1947. Exhibition originally shown in Paris, France, with added contributions from the Wellcome…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (1 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
First page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (2 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
Second page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to an unidentified colleague, 1866
- 1866-Sep-05
In this letter Louis Pasteur indicates his displeasure with the winemakers of France for opposing pasteurization. He goes on to praise the California winemakers for embracing the process fully. In the letter, Pasteur…
