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197 items
The Dyeing of Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres with the Dyestuffs of Leopold Cassella & Co.
- 1904
A 1904 supplement to the 1902 catalog, The Dyeing of Cotton, addressing dyestuffs related to cotton dying, especially Diamine and Immedial colors, that developed or improved in the two years after the primary work’s…
- Author Leopold Cassella & Co.
- Contributor Cassella Color Company
- Publisher Leopold Cassella & Co.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Leopold Cassella & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Hosiery, Dye industry
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73 items
Red-lead and How to Use it in Paint
- 1917
Brief volume concerning the properties and use of red lead. Red lead, or lead (II,IV) oxide, is a powdery substance characterized by its bright orange-red color. It is often used as a pigment, though it can also be used…
- Author Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940
- Publisher Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940
- Subject Red lead, Painting, Pigments, Lead oxides, Sabin, Alvah Horton, 1851-1940
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12 items
K. & E. Color Analyzer
- A Practical Direct Reading Spectrophotometer
- 1925
An informational pamphlet concerned with the K & E Color Analyzer, a spectrophotometer developed by Keuffel & Esser, Co. (K & E). K & E was a drafting instrument and supplies company founded in 1867, making it the first…
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with indigo dye workers
- Circa 1900
Dye label depicting male laborers dyeing fabrics in a setting reminiscent of Islamic architecture. The racially stereotyped illustration evokes Persian indigo dye workers in Iran, where indigo dye was utilized for…
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with deity
- Circa 1900
Dye label depicting a caricature of a deity figure with multiple hands and heads, stereotyping Hindu gods and goddesses. Hindu symbols were used by Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik (BASF) on their company's dye labels…
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Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with woman and child milking cow
- Circa 1900
Dye label depicting a racially stereotyped Indian woman and child milking a cow. The woman wears a sari amidst a lush landscape. Racist caricatures of Indian people and of Hindu symbols were used by Badische Anilin &…
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5 items
Oral history interview with Lubert Stryer
- 2008-Dec-03 – 2008-Dec-04
Lubert Stryer was born in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China. He and his family lived in Shanghai until he was about ten. Lubert’s father had come to China from Germany, his mother from Russia, in order to escape the…
- Interviewee Stryer, Lubert, 1938-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Stryer, Lubert, 1938-, DNA--Research, Spectrum analysis, Peptides--Conformation, Proteins, Proteins--Structure, Molecular spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, Nuclear excitation, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Emigration and immigration
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3 items
Nylon Hosiery Sample Books
- 1952 – 1955
Two booklets containing nylon samples dyed in various shades. Samples represent the hosiery variety available for purchase at the Harrison Hosiery Company located in Philadelphia. The booklets contain samples for…
- Creator Of Work Harrison Hosiery Company
- Subject Hosiery, Harrison Hosiery Company, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon, Textile fibers, Synthetic, Human skin color, Clothing trade
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15 items
Saisonfarben : Fashionable Colours
- 1924
Accordion folded book containing dye recipes and samples. Folds out into 10 sections with mounted wool felt samples in a cube pattern.
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2 items
Skein Dyed Yarn
- 1928 – 1968
Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…
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4 items
Unidentified Colored Powders
- Undated
Three rounded glass bottles with cork stoppers filled with unidentified colored powders in green, purple, and orange. One bottle of sulphanthrene pink F.F., a fast-vat dye manufactured by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours &…
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29 items
The Painter's Methods and Materials
- The Handling of Pigments in Oil, Tempera, Water-Colour & in Mural Painting, the Preparation of Grounds & Canvas, & the Prevention of Discolouration, Together with the Theories of Light & Colour Applied to the Making of Pictures, All Described in a Practical & Nontechnical Manner
- 1926
This 1926 volume is a comprehensive guide to the basic chemical principles, methods of use, and properties of materials considered essential to the craftsman painter. Written by Arthur Pillans Laurie (1861 – 1949), a…
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180 items
Letters to a Painter on the Theory and Practice of Painting
- 1907
Volume inspired by correspondence between Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) and various contemporary artists. According to Ostwald, "These letters appeared during the winter and spring of 1903-1904 in the scientific…
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56 items
Colors for Rayon Yarn
- 1926
According to the work's introduction, "this book has been prepared to acquaint the trade with the large variety of du Pont dyes available for use on rayon and to serve as a guide in the selection of those best suited…
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6 items
Chacott's Nude Perky Tights and All Through Stockings
- 2021
Three pairs of Nude Perky brand ballet dance tights in original packaging. The tights are in sizes Tall-Large, Medium, and Large and are in the colors Brown, Nut Brown, and Camel respectively.
Chacott is a Japanese…
- Creator Of Work Chacott Co., Ltd.
- Subject Commercial Products, Packaging, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon, Hosiery, Hosiery industry, Chacott Co., Ltd., Clothing and dress, Ballet, Human skin color, Freed of London (Firm)
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17 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 25 Number 11
- 1924-Nov
Eleventh issue from the twenty-fifth volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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16 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 25 Number 8
- 1924-Aug
Eighth issue from the twenty-fifth volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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24 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 25 Number 5
- 1924-May
Fifth issue from the twenty-fifth volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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24 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 25 Number 3
- 1924-Mar
Third issue from the twenty-fifth volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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16 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 23 Number 8
- 1922-Aug
Eighth issue from the twenty-third volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
- Creator Of Work Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation. National Aniline Division
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Periodicals, Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation. National Aniline Division, Dye industry, Textile fabrics, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Textile industry, Diné (Navajo people), Indigenous peoples
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Dyestuffs, Volume 23 Number 3
- 1922-Mar
Third issue from the twenty-third volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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16 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 23 Number 1
- 1922-Jan
First issue from the twenty-third volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
- Creator Of Work Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation. National Aniline Division
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Periodicals, Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation. National Aniline Division, Dye industry, Textile fabrics, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Textile industry, Silk industry, Dyes and dyeing--Silk
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16 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 22 Number 12
- 1921-Dec
Twelfth issue from the twenty-second volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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20 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 22 Number 11
- 1921-Nov
Eleventh issue from the twenty-second volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…
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16 items
Dyestuffs, Volume 22 Number 10
- 1921-Oct
Tenth issue from the twenty-second volume of Dyestuffs, a journal publication from the National Aniline Division of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation issued on a monthly to quarterly basis from 1898 to 1964…