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Beckman IR-7 spectrophotometer in a laboratory
- Circa 1958
The IR-7 was first produced by Beckman Intruments, Inc. in 1958, building on more than a decade of development of infrared spectrophotometers. The IR-7 continued the line of double-beam instruments, begun by the IR-4…
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Man in a field of crops using a Beckman Pocket pH Meter
- Circa 1956
An unidentified man kneels in a field of crops looking at the reading on a Pocket pH Meter, first marketed by Beckman Instruments in 1956. A photograph from the same session appears in advertisements for the Pocket pH…
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Robert T. Sheen, W. G. Brombacher, and Arnold O. Beckman with a Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer
- 1955-Sep-15
Arnold O. Beckman (R), founder of Beckman Instruments, Inc., stands with Robert T. Sheen (L) and W. G. Brombacker beside a Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer at a meeting of the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation…
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Beckman IR-1 spectrophotometer with glass lid
- Circa 1942
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Beckman IR-1 Spectrophotometer without case
- Undated
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Soap Perfume Base Department
- 1950s
Interior view of the Soap Perfume Base Department at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding of perfume bases at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Compounding a Base
- 1950s
View of a chemist compounding a base from abyssinian civet, otto of rose from Bulgaria, and absolutes floral oil from Italy, France, and Palestine at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding of perfume bases at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Checking Odor Values
- 1950s
View of chemists checking the odor values of the fractions of the distilled oil before bulking at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Fractionation
- 1950s
View of the fractionation of an essential oil for the production of a terpeneless product in the laboratory at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Aromatic Research Chemist
- 1950s
View of an aromatic research chemist filtering charge into a distillation apparatus at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Micro-still
- 1950s
View of a chemist checking temperature changes on a micro-still in the laboratory at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Aromatic Research Chemist
- 1950s
View of an aromatic research chemist at work checking fractional distillation of an oil sample at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Perfume Research Team
- 1950s
View of the perfume research team at work in the laboratory at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Perfumers at Work
- 1950s
View of perfumers at work preparing and compounding test samples at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Master Perfumer
- 1950s
View of a master perfumer checking test samples of perfume compounds at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Master Perfumer
- 1950s
View of a master perfumer pouring a sample of essential oil at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Oil Sample - Analytical Testing
- 1950s
View of a chemist preparing regents for analytical testing of oil samples at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Refractometer
- 1950s
View of a chemist checking the refractive index of an oil sample in a refractometer at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Oil Sample - Gravity Check
- 1950s
View of a chemist checking the specific gravity of a sample of essential oil at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Polariscope
- 1950s
View of a chemist checking the optical rotation of an oil sample on a polariscope at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Analytical Laboratory
- 1950s
Interior view of the analytical laboratory at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey, showing various glassware and apparatuses used in the manufacture of perfumes and essential oils.
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Stainless Steel Reactor
- 1950s
View of a stainless steel reactor at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
