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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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2 items
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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Beckman Model R pH meter
- 1942 – 1959
The Model R Industrial pH Meter was first produced in 1942, although this photograph was likely taken much later.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California…
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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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2 items
Symmetrical series table constructed as a triangle
- 1937 – 1945 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements constructed as a triangle. This type of table was originated by Henry A. Wagner and Harold Simmons Booth in 1945 after an incomplete drawing by Emil V.…
- Creator Of Work Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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2 items
Periodic table in style of spiral and plane lemniscate
- 1942 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements as a spiral and plane lemniscate. This table was originated by Friedrich Kipp in 1942 and classified by chemist Edward G. Mazurs as Type IIB2-2 in his…
- Creator Of Work Kipp, Friedrich, Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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2 items
Periodic table in style of space concentric circles in eight planes
- 1943 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Top and perspective views of a graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of space concentric circles in eight planes. This table was originated by G. Haenzel in 1943 and classified…
- Creator Of Work Haenzel, G., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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2 items
Periodic table in style of concentric circles on a plane
- 1941 (Original design)
- Circa 1957 (Date attributed to slide)
Graphic representation of the periodic table of chemical elements in the style of concentric circles on a plane. This table was originated by L. Sibaiya in 1941 and classified by chemist Edward G. Mazurs as Type IIIB4-3…
- Creator Of Work Sibaiya, L., Mazurs, Edward G.
- Subject Scientific illustration, Periodic table of the elements, Periodic law, Chemical elements
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7 items
Beckman Facilities, Fullerton Plant
- Undated
- 1943
- 1953
- 1955
In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton, California.
Some photos are undated, but the ones with dates were taken between 1943 and 1953. Several have a photographer's stamp on the…
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62 items
Gilbert Glass Blowing Manual
- 1938 – 1954
Manual for introductory level glassblowers, especially middle to high school-aged boys. Includes experiments, projects, and information about glass and glassblowing.
- Publisher A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Glass blowing and working, Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating Louis Pasteur
- After 1885 – before 1953
Postcard image is a reproduction of Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt's famed portrait "Pasteur Dans Son Laboratoire" [Pasteur In His Laboratory]. The portrait depicts Pasteur in his laboratory at the rue d'Ulm,…
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325 items
The Pauling Oxygen Meter: A Collection of Three Early Reports
- 1944-Jun-30
- 1952-Feb
- 1953-May
The included reports are "The Pauling Oxygen Meter" by Reuben E. Wood and David P. Shoemaker, 1944; "Final Report Contract Nonr 388(00): Research Covering Develpment of an Onoxia Warning Device for Use in High-altitude…
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2 items
Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test likely belonged to Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971). Contains yellow printing with a fabric case. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971, Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Used for the qualitative color comparison of urine samples, this urine sugar caparator consists of a wooden holder with holes along the top for holding test tubes next to the color indicators. The printed scale ranges…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test is possibly an early or prototype version since it contains no printing. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971, Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Paper urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Paper urine sugar comparator is labeled "Somogyi urine sugar test." This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be an indicator of diabetes.
Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) was a…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael, 1883-1971
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Improved Neubauer haemacytometer
- After 1930 – before 1950
Used for counting blood cells, this hemocytometer was manufactured in Germany.
Case opens to reveal thick glass microscope slide with a rectangular indentation that creates a chamber. This chamber is engraved with a…
- Manufacturer Ingram & Bell, Limited
- Subject Clinical medicine, Blood--Analysis, Anemia, Blood--Diseases, Blood cell count, Hemocytometers
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Hobson's Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic and Chloroform
- After 1901 – before 1950
Box containing Dr. Hobson's "Tolu Balsam with Lobelia, Tartar Emetic, and Chloroform" cough syrup. According to the packaging, the use of this product is for the "relief of cough due to colds."
Brothers Henry and…
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Hand-crank Centrifuge, Babcock Milk Tester
- After 1900 – before 1950
A metal, hand-crank centrifuge with a three-pronged metal base. The base is painted a rusty red color and has been attached to a wooden board for stability. A long metal crank on the side of the base bends at a…
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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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28 items
Chemical Supplies Apparatus Chemicals Books
- After 1930 – before 1950
A catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus manufactured by the Reading Scientific Company. Contains a number of print illustrations depicting the company's products. The advertised supplies range from…
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2 items
Certified Pharmacal Company Aspirin Pillbox, 12 Tablet Size
- 1910 – 1950
Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with the company name in red. Name of medicine is printed in yellow on brown background on front of tin. Tin…
- Manufacturer Certified Pharmacal Company
- Subject Certified Pharmacal Company, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Aspirin
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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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74 items
Benzo Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1900 – 1950
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed yarn and cotton thread samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Cotton
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Ascent of James Sadler at Oxford
- 1900 – 1950
This 20th-century color lithograph reproduction of an early-19th-century engraving shows a pink and white striped balloon rising above a pastoral landscape. In the balloon basket are two small figures. The campus of…