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Galvanometer
- 1960
Six volt galvanometer in a rectangular wooden case with rubber feet. A brass lever at the top of the case provides coarse zero adjustment; two black plastic and metal knobs on the right side of the case provide fine…
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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
Lionel-Porter Biocraft Biology Lab
- 1961
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, Lionel Corporation
- Subject Chemistry sets, Biology, Porter Chemical Company, Lionel Corporation
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4 items
Smithsonian MicroChemistry XM 5000 Chemistry Set
- Circa 1996
Gray plastic (Rubbermaid) container; two panels open to the right and left and snap into place with small protrusions on the raised base platform; platform also has two support sticks that can be rotated outward so…
- Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
- Subject Chemistry sets, Smithsonian Institution
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2 items
Battery Demonstration Unit
- Circa 2000
A battery demonstration unit constructed by Alan MacDiarmid (1927-2007), winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery and development of conductive polymers." MacDiarmid, Hideki Shirakawa (1936-), and…
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4 items
Mine Vessel
- 2022
An erbium and glass cast of Mountain Pass Mine by artist, Anna Mlasowsky (1984- ). The Mountain Pass Mine is an open-pit mine of rare-earth elements on the south flank of the Clark Mountain Range in California. In 2020…
- Artist Mlasowsky, Anna, 1984-
- Subject Glass art, Erbium, Rare earths, Mlasowsky, Anna, 1984-, Rare earth industry
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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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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
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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2 items
Bausch & Lomb Duboscq Type Colorimeter
- Undated
A: Duboscq type colorimeter, biological, with electric illuminator. Hollow black cast iron base attached to a sloping cast iron upright supporting the reader, prisms, and sample cups; reader detaches with two metal…
- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Colorimetry--Instruments, Colorimetry
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2 items
Bausch & Lomb Duboscq Type Colorimeter
- Undated
Cast iron base attached to a sloping cast iron upright supporting the reader, prisms, sample cups, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the sample cups on a focusing rail; metal knobs on each side control the height…
- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Colorimetry--Instruments, Colorimetry
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2 items
Bausch & Lomb Spectroscope
- Undated
Spectroscope is in the style of the original Bunsen-Kirchhoff design. Triangular glass prism sits on a round, brass dias and is held in place by a metal arm attached to the dias; prism is coated in black paint with only…
- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Spectrometer, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Spectrum analysis, Spectroscope
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Chemcraft An Introduction to the Wonders of Modern Chemistry
- Undated
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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Container of RAY-NOX sun protectant
- Undated
Circular glass container with black screw cap lid. Container is filled with white ointment. Brown paper label reads "RAY-NOX" in light brown text.
This early sunscreen, 10-15% PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid or…
- Manufacturer Torch Laboratories, Inc.
- Subject Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Sunscreens (Cosmetics), Drugs, Medicine bottles
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Harshaw Crystal Model Kit
- Undated
Blue cardboard box containing three compartments; two compartments hold a number of black and white stone marbles; third compartment holds four brass rods, numerous glass spacers, and sheets of thin paper; box also…
- Manufacturer Harshaw Scientific, Division of the Harshaw Chemical Company
- Subject Molecules--Models
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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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2 items
Jar of Poslam cream
- Undated
Jar of "Poslam" brand anti-itching cream; in plastic shrink wrap.
- Manufacturer Emergency Laboratories
- Subject Ointments, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Medicine bottles
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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
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
Nalcometer Serial No. 1164
- Undated
Wooden box with metal instrument inside; instructions attached to top of box; instrument has a gauge and three turnable knobs; space along side has a power source and an electrode that is used for measuring; plaque on…
- Manufacturer National Aluminate Corporation
- Subject National Aluminate Corporation, Nalcometer
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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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Potentiometer
- Undated
Potentiometers are used to measure electromotive force (emf) by balancing it with a known emf. The concept was first developed in 1841 by J. C. Poggendorff and improved throughout the 19th century by Latimer Clark and…
- Manufacturer Leeds and Northrup Company
- Subject Potentiometer, Leeds and Northrup Company
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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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2 items
Red Dye Bottle
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Round glass bottle with glass stopper; label attached to front identifies manufacturer and contents (label has been waxed over).
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Spectra plates
- Undated
Glass plates with spectrum image. Several of the spectra plates are labeled with wavelengths on the front and back.
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Adam Hilger Ltd., Optics
