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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man in profile
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the profile of an unidentified man; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the back.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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Jasperware cameo portrait of an unknown man
- After 1759 – before 1986
Cameo is oval with the portrait of an unidentified man looking forward; profile is white and raised on a blue background with a raised dark blue border; cloth/paper covered oval shaped cardboard easel is attached to the…
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Jasperware, Cameos, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
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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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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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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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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
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Alchemist seated in his laboratory
- Circa 1887 – circa 1963
The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…
- Artist Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963
- Subject Alchemists, Reich, Adolf, 1887-1963, Alchemy in art, Alchemy
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Employee cutting powder strands at Radford Ordnance Works
- After 1940 – before 1946
General view of an unidentified female employee cutting strands of .50 caliber powder extruded from a press to the proper length at the Radford Ordnance Works in Radford, Virginia. The Radford Ordnance Works was…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Explosives, Military, Employees, Hercules Incorporated, World War (1939-1945), Explosives, Women employees, Machinery
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Proposed Construction for Oxygen Indicator Model C
- Circa 1944
The device depicted is likely one of the models constructed for the National Defense Research Committee.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers…
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Reuben Wood
- 1944-Dec-27
The letter outlines the Navy's requirements for the Pauling oxygen meter. The spelling of the recipient's name is likely a mistake, as letters written by Wood himself spell his first name "Reuben."
Developed from a…
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Bayer Orange Flavoured Children's Chewable Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
- 1988
Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.
- Contributor Sterling Drug
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Sterling Drug, Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Bayer Flavoured Children's Size Aspirin Bottle
- 1910 – 2007
Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.
- Manufacturer Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Drugs, Medicine bottles, Bayer Company, Inc., Aspirin
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Can of Hopkins Rajah hair dye
- 1914 – 1967
Tin container of powdered henna pigment manufactured by S. B. Penick & Company. Henna is a dye prepared from the plant Lawsonia inermis, also known as the henna or mignonette tree. Whole henna leaves must be dried and…
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Fisher Hirschfelder Taylor Atomic Organic Model Kit
- 1940
A wooden case contains twenty internal compartments made of cardboard. Colored wooden pieces represent atoms with metal snap fasteners imitating chemical bonds; contains sulfur (yellow), oxygen (light blue), nitrogen…
- Manufacturer Fisher Scientific Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Fisher Scientific Company
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Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit
- Circa 1940
Cardboard pop-out modeling kit; unused.
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Pyralin mirror, hairbrush, comb, nail buffer, button hook, and trinket box
- Before 1940
Hand mirror, hairbrush, comb, nail buffer and holder, button hook, and trinket box of Ivory Pyralin, a brand name for DuPont celluloid.
In the United States during the 1860s, John Wesley Hyatt experimented with…
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DuPont Pyralin travel vanity set
- 1910 – 1940
Irregularly-shaped wooden box with blue and off-white synthetic coatings; box is secured with two steel snap fasteners; top opens upward and is held upright with a cloth ribbon on the left side; top and bottom of box…
- Manufacturer E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject Plastics, Celluloid, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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Sterimatic: Introduction to Sales Manual and Service Digest
- 1940-Dec-04
The document and an accompanying manual were intended to prepare sales staff to answer customer questions and perform other job functions. The Sterimatic was a device which automatically dispensed a pH-controlled…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Sterilization, Selling, Employees--Training of, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Materials--Marketing
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Sterimatic: Automatic Preparation of Sterilizing Rinse Solutions for Fountains and Bars
- Circa 1940
The brochure touts the benefits of a device which automatically dispenses a pH-controlled chlorine germicide rinse. Soda fountains, bars, and lunch counters are the target market.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Infection--Prevention, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chlorine, Sterilization, Disinfection and disinfectants, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Restaurants--Sanitation, Hydrogen-ion concentration
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Saran film production at Dow Chemical Company
- 1944
General view of an unidentified female employee at work in the Dow Chemical Company's saran film manufacturing facilities in Midland, Michigan. The employee appears to be using a type of press to smooth lengths of saran…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Plastics industry and trade, Women employees
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Cliffs Dow Chemical Company executives
- 1943-Sep-23
Group photograph of executives of the Cliffs Dow Chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company located in Marquette, Michigan. Several of the individuals are dressed in mining gear and the group is posed…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Manufacturer Seemann & Peters Inc.
- Subject Employees, Industries, Dow Chemical Company, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Mines and mineral resources
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Chemical analysis at Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1944
General view of laboratory technicians analyzing assorted materials in a Dow Chemical Company laboratory. Per notations accompanying the photograph, Bill Herrick (left) is analyzing calcium chloride, which was used for…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Industries, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Glassware, Laboratories
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Leo Ruhnau conducting acid analysis in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1944
General view of technician Leo Ruhnau using an apparatus to determine the percentage of hydrochloric acid in Dowell acids at a Dow Chemical Company laboratory.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Industries, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dow Chemical Company, Glassware, Laboratories, Ruhnau, Leo
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James Geary using colorimeter in Dow Chemical Company laboratory
- 1944
General view of technician James Geary using a Klett-Summerson Photoelectric Colorimeter to obtain a determination of iodine at a Dow Chemical Company laboratory. Designed in the 1930's by two Cornell University Medical…