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Beckman Model D2 Oxygen Analyser
- 1950s
Note the spelling, "Analyser" as opposed to "Analyzer," which may be seen on other D2 units.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing…
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Beckman Model D2 oxygen analyzer
- 1950s
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model D2 oxygen analyzer with cord and bulb
- 1950s
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model DK-2A Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer in use in a laboratory
- 1950s
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…
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Beckman Model E Analytical Ultracentrifuge
- 1950s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Beckman Model GS-1 Gas Separator
- 1950 – 1969
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Beckman Model H Glass Electrode pH Meter
- Bulletin 170
- Circa 1950
Promotional, color pamphlet for the Model H pH Meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the…
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Beckman Model LART Lightning Arrester Test Set
- 1950 – 1969
This system tests electric surge arresters, which protect transformers from power surges, like those caused by a lightning strike.
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Beckman Model NV-1, Type DP-3 Decade Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model PA-50 H.V. AC Breakdown Tester
- 1950 – 1969
Shown with the case open and closed.
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model PS-1-GP Schering Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
A Schering Bridge is an AC bridge circuit used for measuring the insulating properties of electrical cables and other equipment.
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Beckman Model TBA-Y3(TE) ThermaBridge Gas Analyzer
- 1950 – 1969
- Creator Of Work Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model W Industrial pH Meter
- 1950s
The industrial model pH meters had features designed specifically for industrial (as opposed to laboratory) environments, like the Model W's rubber gaskets to prevent corrosive gases or dust from entering the…
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Beckman Models 942, 943, and 948 Motor Potentiometers
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Research pH meter dial, close up
- 1950 – 1969
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman Research pH meter with Micro Blood pH Assembly and Thermomatic
- 1950 – 1969
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman Series 63, Model 63L Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Series 802 voltage regulator, regarded by a woman
- 1950 – 1969
Voltage regulators maintain a constant voltage level in electrical devices.
Though the photograph is labeled as Series 804, the pictured component reads 802.
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Voltage regulators, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Series 804 voltage regulator on a transparent surface, examined by a woman
- 1950 – 1969
Voltage regulators maintain a constant voltage level in electrical devices.
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Voltage regulators, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Spinco Division Model E Centrifuge
- Undated
- 1950s
- 1963-Oct
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Beckman Sugar Colorimeter
- 1950
The result of joint research and development undertaken by Beckman Instruments and six sugar industry laboratories, this instrument was designed to quantitatively measure the whiteness of sugar.
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Beckman Thick-film SIP Line LXX
- 1950 – 1969