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Letter from Marcus Benjamin to Margaret M. Booth, March 28, 1888
- 1888-Mar-28
Marcus Benjamin (1857-1932), an American chemist and editor, offers his condolences to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza, the widow of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), and agrees to send her "mss sketch" of her late husband.
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Letter from M. Alsberg to James Curtis Booth
- 1888-Feb-07
M. Alsberg, Corresponding Secretary of the American Chemical Society (ACS) informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he has been elected Vice President of ACS for the year 1888.
- Author Alsberg, M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, American Chemical Society
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Letter from Booth, Garrett, & Blair, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, to James Curtis Booth
- 1885-May-16
In 1836, James Booth started a student laboratory in Philadelphia where men could obtain practical training in chemistry - especially analytical chemistry - by personal instruction. With him were associated successively…
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Letter from W.C. Spruance to James Curtis Booth
- 1886-May-07
William C. Spruance (1831-1913) Attorney at Law, suggests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) write to Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893) for geological information.
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Letter from Patterson Du Bois to Margaret M. Booth, October 4, 1888
- 1888-Oct-04
Patterson Du Bois writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to notify her of the date on which Du Bois' memorial to her late husband will be delivered at the American Philosophical Society.
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Letter from C.M. Potter to James Curtis Booth
- 1887-Apr-25
C.M. Potter writes James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a thank-you note for a donation made to the Hobart College Library.
- Author Potter, C. M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Charity, Hobart College
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Tailby-Nason's Mentho-Terpenol Pain Reliever
- After 1880 – before 1970
Blue glass bottle, stained by residue from its contents, with metal screw cap lid and white paper label. The topical ointment once held in this bottle was intended for pain relief. According to the label, the ointment…
- Creator Of Work Tailby-Nason Company
- Subject Analgesics, Drugs, Quacks and quackery, Tailby-Nason Company
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Hanson's Magic Corn Salve
- After 1884 – before 1925
Small orange box containing a topical rub intended to treat corns, bunions, and warts.
Willis Tracy Hanson, Sr. (1858-1933) was a New York businessman known for selling patent medicines. These remedies could be…
- Manufacturer W.T. Hanson Co.
- Subject Drugs, W.T. Hanson Co., Quacks and quackery, Pharmaceutical industry, Warts, Bunion
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Lydia E. Pinkham Menstrual Relief Tablets
- After 1882 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand menstrual pain relief tablets, containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Glycyrrhiza (Licorice), and Ferrous Sulfate.
Lydia E. Pinkham, née…
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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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Indigo MLB auf Baumwolle : Indigo MLB on Cotton
- After 1880 – before 1925
This sample book begins with a selection of recipes for the preparation of dye vats. Each recipe lists the solvents and solutes necessary to mix large-volume solutions of indigo textile dye using Indigo M.L.B. brand…
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Senshokuhō : Shinhatsumei jitchi keiken
- 染色法 : 新発明実地経験
- Dyeing Method : Practical Experience of New Invention
- 1887 (明 20)
First edition work on dyeing techniques. This work contains 12 plates illustrating reproductions of dyed fabrics and color palettes. Illustrations in the text depict machinery and other dyeing apparatus.
The author,…
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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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The Techno-chemical Receipt Book
- Containing several thousand receipts, covering the latest, most important and most useful discoveries in chemical technology, and their practical application in the arts and the industries
- 1886
An extensive recipe book, principally derived from German technical literature, includes "an accurate and compendious collection of approved receipts and processes of practical application in the [chemical] industries…
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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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Letter from Mary A. Booth to James Curtis Booth
- 1886-May-07
Mary A. Booth, a relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth following a letter from Marcia B. Booth of May 4.
- Author Booth, Mary A.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Kipp's Apparatus
- Circa 1880 – 1920
A Kipp's apparatus, also called a Kipp generator, was an instrument designed for the preparation of small volumes of gases. The instrument was invented around 1844 by the Dutch pharmacist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808-1864)…
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Certificate from the Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft
- Certificate from the German Chemical Society
- 1889-Jun-25
- Creator Of Work Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
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Postcard and letter from Moritz Hollstein to Georg Bredig
- 1886-Mar-10
Congratulatory note from Moritz Hollstein to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) regarding the successful completion of his secondary school final exams.
- Creator Of Work Hollstein, Moritz
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Subject Hollstein, Moritz, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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Portrait of Louis Pasteur and his granddaughter, Camille Vallery-Radot
- 1889
Illustration of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) and his granddaughter, Camille Vallery-Radot (1880-1927), by Léon Bonnat (1833-1922).
Pasteur is credited with discovering the principles of vaccination, microbial…
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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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Portrait of Claude Louis Berthollet
- Circa 1888
Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) was a French chemist who is recognized for his work on chemical nomenclature and the theory of chemical equilibria. Berthollet was additionally active in French politics and a member…
- Artist Riffarth, Heinrich
- Publisher Engelmann, Wilhelm, 1808-1878
- Subject Berthollet, Claude-Louis, 1748-1822, Chemists
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Letter from Daniel M. Fox to James Curtis Booth, July 27, 1886
- 1886-Jul-27
Daniel M. Fox (1819-1890), Superintendent of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, writes again to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of December 15, to enquire on the states of Booth's health…
