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52 items
Greene Family Account Book
- 1855 – 1876
Notebook containing dyed yarn samples and corresponding handwritten dye recipes.
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Letter from Mary A. Post to James Curtis Booth, December 17, 1874
- 1874-Dec-17
Mary A. Post, a cousin of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth concerning family matters.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Author Post, Mary A.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Post, Mary A.
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Anilin-Färberei; das Gesammte der Färberei und Druckerei mit Kohlentheer-Farbstoffen auf Wolle, Baumwolle und Seide
- 1874
The fifth edition of a work on dyeing and printing with aniline dyes on fabric, cotton, and silk. Contains 84 colored fabric samples. Only dye samples have been digitized.
- Author Beckers, A.
- Publisher Verlag von Gustav Weigel
- Contributor Reimann, M.
- Subject Coal-tar colors, Chemistry, Technical, Dyes and dyeing, Aniline, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dyes and dyeing--Silk
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Strychnine Sulfate Tablets
- After 1870 – before 1910
Bottle of Strychnine Sulfate tablets in a brown glass bottle with cork top closure.
Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, crystalline alkaloid used today as a pesticide for rodents or birds. When inhaled, swallowed,…
- Creator Of Work Eli Lilly and Company
- Subject Strychnine, Strychnine--Toxicology, Drugs, Eli Lilly and Company
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Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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Michael Faraday : Man of Science
- After 1865 – before 1929
A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. Digitized content includes the work's…
- Author Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929
- Publisher Fleming H. Revell
- Subject Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Physicists, Lectures and lecturing, Electromagnetism, Electrochemistry
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Newspaper article about Fritz Haber
- After 1868 – before 1934
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Mortar and Pestles
- After 1868 – before 1944
Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…
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Manual drafting set
- After 1868 – before 1944
Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.
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Lecture tickets and announcements
- 1852 – 1887
Includes two tickets and an announcement for various lectures given by James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) at the University of Pennsylvania, an invitation to the wedding of Bessie and Arthur Van Harlingen, an advertisement…
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Invitation to a fair hosted by the Board of Lady Managers of the Hospital
- 1874-Aug-21
An invitation to a fundraising event led by the Board of Lady Managers of the Philadelphia Hospital. Margaret M. Booth, the wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) is listed as a board member.
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Principles of Geology : The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
- 1873 – 1874
Digitized content includes three engraved illustrations. Figure 22, Dwarf's Tower (Zwergli-Thurm) near Viesch in the canton of Valais. From a sketch by Lady Lyell, taken September 1857, Figure 23, Ravine on the farm of…
- Author Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
- Publisher D. Appleton and Company
- Subject Geology, Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875, Archaeological geology, Geologists
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Edison's Electric Pen
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting the electric pen, an invention of Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Powered by an electric motor, the pen was created as a means to duplicate documents. It operates by using a perforating…
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Casting Plate-glass
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting the manufacture of plate glass, a form of glass traditionally made by casting and rolling and characterized by its excellent surface produced by grinding and polishing.
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Sulphur [Sulfur] Furnace
- 1870 – 1900
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Experiment of Magic Fish Set in Motion by Electricity
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an apparatus used to animate tin fish through the use of an electro-magnet.
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Double-Needle Alphabet
- 1870 – 1900
Table detailing the alphabet used to communicate using a double-needle telegraph system. One of the two main types of electromagnetic telegraphs, needle telegraphs use indicating needles moved electromagnetically as a…
