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Bill Schwartz fusing glass at Dow Chemical Company facility
- 1957-Oct-02
General view of glassblower Bill Schwartz applying internal pressure to fuse and close the end of a small vacuum-jacketed column in the Dow Chemical Company's Glass Fabrication department. Founded in 1925, the…
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2 items
Helipot Corporation staff
- 1950-Jul
Staff and representatives pose outside the Helipot Corporation's Meridian Avenue location.
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still…
- Photographer Brooks, Ernest W.
- Subject Employees, Portraits, Group, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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18 items
Early Beckman facilities, Pasadena and South Pasadena
- Undated
- 1934 – 1935
- 1940
- 1946
- 1949
- 1950
A Pasadena garage was the first home of the National Postal Meter Company, founded by Arnold Beckman in 1934. The company soon became National Technical Laboratories, with a focus on pH meters. In 1935, the company…
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5 items
Groundbreaking ceremony for Spinco Division building in Palo Alto, California
- 1960-Aug
The photographs document the groundbreaking ceremonies for Spinco's Building #2. Identified individuals include Arnold Beckman, Bob Erickson (executive vice president), George Clifford (Spinco Division manager), Ed…
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Mortar
- Circa 1890
Brass cup-shaped receptacle used when crushing or grinding ingredients. Side of receptacle has two handles. Grooves along top and bottom circumference.
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Alizarine Claret Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with glass stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
- Subject Dye industry, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing
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2 items
Methyl Violet Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with cork stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
- Subject Dye industry, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing
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2 items
Red Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with glass stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
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2 items
Indanthrene Violet Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with cork stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
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7 items
Arnold Beckman's 100th birthday
- 2000-Apr
The photographs document birthday celebrations.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical…
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4 items
Arnold Beckman's 98th birthday
- 1998
The photographs document birthday celebrations.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical…
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3 items
Arnold Beckman's 91st birthday
- 1991
The photographs document birthday celebrations. The images are numbered, but the subjects are unidentified.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and…
- Photographer Metcalf, Edi
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Birthday parties, Portraits, Group
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2 items
Pyramine Orange Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with glass stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
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16 items
Arnold Beckman's 90th birthday
- 1990
The photographs document birthday celebrations. Some include numbers, date stamps, and descriptive notes on the reverse. Identified individuals include Gavin Herbert (Allergan and Beckman Instruments board member),…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Birthday parties, Piano
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2 items
Algole Violet Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with cork stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
- Subject Dye industry, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing
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2 items
Leukol Dark Green Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with cork stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over); bottle is half full with original dye.
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2 items
Palatina Chroma Brown Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with glass stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over); bottle is half full with original dye.
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21 items
Dr. Beckman Memorial Service
- Roll 341559
- 2004-Jul-07
The photographs document a memorial service held two months after Arnold Beckman's death.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Memorial service
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23 items
Dr. Beckman Memorial Service
- Roll 341551
- 2004-Jul-07
The photographs document a memorial service held two months after Arnold Beckman's death.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Memorial service
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24 items
Dr. Beckman Memorial Service
- Roll 341459
- 2004-Jul-07
The photographs document a memorial service held two months after Arnold Beckman's death.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Memorial service
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13 items
Dr. Beckman Memorial Service
- Roll 331450
- 2004-Jul-07
The photographs document a memorial service held two months after Arnold Beckman's death.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Memorial service
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2 items
Thio Indigo Red Dye Bottle
- Undated
Round glass bottle with cork stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over); bottle is half full with original dye.
- Subject Dye industry, Textile industry, Dyes and dyeing
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19 items
Instructions for the Beckman Photoelectric Quartz Spectrophotometer
- Instructions No. 91
- Undated
This undated draft is handwritten and hand-drawn on yellow paper.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National Technical Laboratories. Spurred by…
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2 items
Skil-Craft No. CA-5 Chemistry Lab Case
- 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 Skil-Craft Corporation
- Subject Chemistry sets, Skil-Craft Corporation