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Spinco Fraction Recovery System
- Undated
This system removes samples from centrifuge tubes by puncturing the tube itself or its cap.
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Spinco Model L8-70M Ultracentrifuge
- 1978 – 1987
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Man using a Schlieren Optics device for a Spinco Preparative Centrifuge
- Undated
A Schlieren optics device like the one in this photograph is used to monitor sedimentation by measuring refraction as light passes through a solution.
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Spinco Model L7-80 Ultracentrifuge
- 1990s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco Model L Ultracentrifuge
- Undated
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco J2-MI Centrifuge
- 1990s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Harvey Mudd College – Beckman Hall
- 1990
The sign marking Beckman Hall, part of an underground facility on the campus of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. The hall was dedicated in the early 1990s.
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Coulter MicroDiff 16 Blood Analyzer
- Undated
This model of Coulter counter allows the user to run a 16-parameter complete blood count test.
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells,…
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Coulter STKS Hematology Sample Testing System
- Undated
A blood cell counter system on display at what is likely a trade show. This technology is based on the Coulter principle and the the Coulter Counter, which quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood…
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Two women using a Model F Coulter Counter
- 1960s
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells, bacteria, and a wide variety of other substances. The instrument works by drawing liquid…
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Drawing of proposed factory building for Helipot Corporation
- Undated
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep up with the demand for Beckman's reliable dial, also…
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Helipot Division – Half effect
- Undated
An unidentified man holds what is likely a hall effect sensor ("half effect" may be a misspelling in the original label on the photograph).
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman…
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Helipot Division – Miscellaneous products
- 1950s
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep up with the demand for Beckman's reliable dial, also…
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Portrait of Dr. Earl Stannard Herald (1914-1973)
- Circa 1963
Dr. Herald was an American ichthyologist. He is pictured on the set of the California Academy of Sciences television show, Science in Action, which he hosted from 1952-1966, when production ended.
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Beckman Model 80 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1959
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
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Beckman Mark V Atomic Submarine Atmosphere Analyzer
- 1965
Designed with a combination of Pauling Oxygen Meter, infrared analysis, and other technologies, these instruments monitored the breathable gasses aboard submarines in the United States Navy.
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Beckman Model C Oxygen Analyzer
- Undated
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
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National Technical Laboratories banquet
- 1946
The head table at a banquet for an unidentified occasion. Mabel and Arnold Beckman are second and third from left, respectively.
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Republic Flow Meters Company exhibit
- Circa 1920 – circa 1924
This image is from the Beckman Historical Collection, although the relationship between Republic Flow Meters Company and Beckman Instruments is unclear.
- Subject Flow meters
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Woman posing with Spinco Microfuge 11 and Microfuge 12
- 1980s
Beckman introduced the Microfuge 11 and 12 centrifuges in 1981.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or…
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Spinco Model TJ-6 Centrifuge
- Circa 1976
The TJ-6 centrifuge was introduced in 1976.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came…
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National Technical Laboratories company picnics
- 1940s
- 1946
- 1949
The bordered photograph featuring Coca-Cola bottles and ice buckets is dated 1949. The bordered photographs of children are dated 1946. The exact date of the photographs without white borders is unknown.
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Spinco Microfuge E Centrifuge
- 1980s
The Microfuge E tabletop centrifuge was released in 1986.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With…
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Simpson Instruments, Incorporated – Meter Seminar
- 1963-Sep-17
Simpson Instruments has manufactured meters since the 1930s. At the time of this photograph, they were making a custom meter for use on NASA's Apollo Project. As Beckman Instruments was also producing instrumentation…
- Subject Electric meters, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
