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General Electric National Mazda Drawn Tungsten Filament Incandescent Light Bulb
- 1917
A large, tapered, oval-shaped, clear glass bulb with a point on the top; has a brass bottom with threads on the end; attached to the inside of the bottom is a long glass tube with two terminals on either side and a long…
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Bausch & Lomb Abbe Refractometer Serial No. 380
- 1919 – 1926
A: Refractometer
Instrument has round cast iron base; on the base is a rectangular glass mirror mounted to allow rotation; a single black pillar supports the prism alidade, the black cylindrical telescope viewer, and…- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Refractometers, Optics
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2 items
"Louis Pasteur" Microscope Set
- After 1920
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…
- Contributor Geo. Borgfeldt & Company
- Manufacturer Carolyn Manufacturing Company Inc.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, Carolyn Manufacturing Company Inc., Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Geo. Borgfeldt & Company
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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."
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Can of Naturalax
- Plantago Psyllium L for Constipation, A Normal Bowel Regulator
- 1920s
Light gold painted metal can and lid both with extensive black and gold lettering and decoration. The main label reads "NATURALAX." Lid is rusted shut but the can appears to be full.
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Cenol Bed Bug Destroyer
- 1920s
Cenol brand pesticide can with black and white text on orange and black label. Metal double screw cap.
- Manufacturer Cenol Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Cenol Moth-Proof
- After 1920 – before 1950
Cenol brand pesticide can with navy text on white and bright orange label. Large moth graphic. Metal screw cap.
- Manufacturer Cenol Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Fly-Tox Manual Hand Sprayer
- 1920s
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "Fly-Tox" in red text on blue and white background. Round metal canister with screw cap attached to front end of sprayer.
- Manufacturer Rex Research Corporation
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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2 items
Gold-plated stem pessary (intrauterine device)
- 1920
A type of early intrauterine device (IUD) also known as a cervicouterine device or pessary. Curved disk with long coil stem attached to plate of disk. Coil opens into a wishbone shape with two arms. Arms are held…
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Manual breast pump with black bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round black rubber pump attached to one end of the glass.
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Portrait of Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915)
- Circa 1920
Portrait of Paul Erhlich, recipient of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to immunology. Ehrlich was a German Jewish physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology,…
- Artist Voigt, Franz Wilhelm, 1867-1949
- Subject Ehrlich, Paul, 1854-1915
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Welsbach Tip Tray
- 1920s
A single-sided tin lithograph tip tray. This circular green plate features a scene of a seated woman reading a newspaper with a child playing at her feet. The child has spelled out "WELSBACH" using toys on the floor. A…
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Flit Aerosol Fly and Mosquito Killer
- Circa 1923
Flit brand aerosol spray can with red, white, and blue text on red, white, and blue label with marching soldier graphic. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Esso Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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4 items
Flit Moth Proofer
- Circa 1923
Flit brand insecticide aerosol spray can with red, white, and blue text on red, white, and blue label with marching soldier graphic. Round blue cap.
- Manufacturer Esso Standard Oil Company
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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La Jac Hi-Brown Liquid Face Powder and Leg Make-Up
- 1923 – 1949
A glass jar containing La Jac brand Hi-Brown Liquid Face Powder and Leg Make-up. The jar is clear, tapers at the top, and has an impressed border on both sides with a red metal twist cap. The front label features a…
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Quartz Spectrograph
- Circa 1924
A spectrograph is an instrument used to obtain and record a light spectrum—it splits the light from an object into its component wavelengths so that it can be analysed. The spectral lines of a chemical element is…
- Manufacturer Adam Hilger Ltd.
- Subject Adam Hilger Ltd., Spectrograph, Optics
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Munsell Perma Pressed Crayons, no. 220M
- 1926
A box of 22 crayons in various colors. The lid's interior lists the names of the colors included: 10 "Maximum" colors, 11 "Middle" colors, and "Black." Each crayon is wrapped in a paper label with the color name and…
- Manufacturer Binney & Smith Co.
- Subject Crayons, Binney & Smith Co., Munsell Color (Firm), Crayola (Firm), Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry), 1858-1918, Drawing
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Chase's Products New Insect Bomb
- After 1927 – before 1972
Chase's brand insecticide aerosol spray can with black and white text on black, white, and yellow label. Round red cap.
- Manufacturer Chase Products Co.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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FlyDed Insect Spray
- After 1927 – before 1959
Pesticide bottle with blue and white text on orange, blue, and white label. Insect graphics. Red screw cap.
- Manufacturer Boyle-Midway Inc.
- Subject Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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FlyDed Sprayer
- Before 1927 – before 1959
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "FlyDed" in white text with blue outline on bright orange background. Green glass jar attached with metal screw cap at front end of sprayer.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Type C medium-sized research microscope
- 1927 – 1928
This type C medium-sized research microscope was manufactured by Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar, Germany. Featuring a black enamel horseshoe-shaped base and arm, this microscope also includes a reflecting mirror, eye piece,…
- Manufacturer Ernst Leitz (Firm)
- Subject Microscopes, Ernst Leitz (Firm), Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Alchemist in Green Using Bellows
- Circa 1928 – 1965
An alchemist wearing a green robe uses a pair of bellows to control the heat of the fire beneath his crucible. Other vessels sit on the furnace at his side, and to his left a large still-head for distillation rests over…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Teniers, David, 1610-1690, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Flit Manual Hand Sprayer
- After 1928 – before 1939
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "FLIT" in yellow text on blue banner. Marching soldier graphic. Metal canister attached at front end of sprayer with metal screw cap.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Framed etching of Fritz Haber
- 1928
Dedicated to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and autographed by Fritz Haber (1868-1934), 1928.
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Skein Dyed Yarn
- 1928 – 1968
Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…
