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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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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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No. 4 Inverted Mantle with No. 8 Magnesia Ring
- 1890 – 1930
Unused Welsbach No. 4 Inverted Mantle and No. 8 Magnesia Ring in its original cardboard box from Lindsay Light and Chemical Company.
The Welsbach gas mantle is a device made of fibers impregnated with oxides of cerium…
- Creator Of Work Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Contributor Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929
- Subject Lighting--Equipment and supplies, Incandescent lamps, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting, Rare earth industry, Welsbach Gas Light Company, Rare earths
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Set of Postcards depicting the Welsbach Factory in Gloucester, New Jersey
- 1890 – 1930
This set of postcards depicts the scenes from the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Lighting Company factory at Gloucester, New Jersey. Originally a set of 46 postcards, this collection is missing cards number 20 and 31. The…
- Contributor Welsbach Gas Light Company
- Subject Welsbach Gas Light Company, Employees, Incandescent gas-lighting, Incandescent gas-lighting--Fixtures, Lighting, Rare earth industry, Auer v. Welsbach, Carl (Auer von Welsbach), 1858-1929, Women employees, Rare earths, Machinery in the workplace, Machinery
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Hand-crank Centrifuge, Babcock Milk Tester
- After 1900 – before 1950
A metal, hand-crank centrifuge with a three-pronged metal base. The base is painted a rusty red color and has been attached to a wooden board for stability. A long metal crank on the side of the base bends at a…
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Quartz Spectrograph
- 1900 – 1925
A spectrograph is an instrument used to obtain and record a light spectrum—it splits the light from an object into its component wavelengths so that it can be analysed. The spectral lines of a chemical element is…
- Subject Spectrograph, Optics
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The Glaxo Feeder 8oz nursing bottle in original box
- 1900 – 1930
Banana-shaped bottle design enabled ease of cleaning, making this bottle widely known as the hygienic baby bottle.
A: Boat-shaped molded glass bottle. Embossed on one side of bottle are measurements in tablespoons;…
- Manufacturer Glaxo Laboratories
- Subject Infants--Care, Glassware
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Agricultural Research Service Drug Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of two employees at work in an Agricultural Research Service Drug Laboratory, with view of assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, such laboratories commonly…
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Bureau of Chemistry Drug Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of two employees at work in a Bureau of Chemistry Drug Laboratory, with view of assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, such laboratories commonly…
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Bureau of Chemistry Nitrogen Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of the Bureau of Chemistry's Nitrogen Laboratory showing assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Nitrogen Laboratory conducted investigations into…
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Bureau of Chemistry Nitrogen Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of an employee conducting an analysis of an unidentified substance in the Bureau of Chemistry's Nitrogen Laboratory. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Nitrogen Laboratory conducted…
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Bureau of Chemistry Nitrogen Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of an employee operating an apparatus used to study ammonia at the Bureau of Chemistry's Nitrogen Laboratory. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Nitrogen Laboratory conducted investigations…
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Bureau of Chemistry Oil, Fat, and Wax Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of two employees working in the Bureau of Chemistry's Oil, Fat, and Wax Laboratory, with view of assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Oil, Fat, and…
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Bureau of Chemistry Water and Beverage Laboratory
- After 1901 – 1928
General view of an employee in the Bureau of Chemistry's Water and Beverage Laboratory conducting an analysis on an unidentified substance. Assorted sample jars and scientific apparatus are visible in the photograph.…
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Naval Stores Investigation Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of three employees at work in the Bureau of Chemistry's Naval Stores Investigation Laboratory, a division of the Leather and Paper Laboratory. Assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus, as well as notices…
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Absorption apparatus
- 1910s – circa
Various apparatus and pipettes for absorption and determination of gases.
5273. For estimation of methane, with platinum spiral.
5274. For determination of oxygen by the exact method.
5280. Palladium Tube.
5282.…- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Pipettes, Chemical apparatus
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Galvanic batteries
- 1910s – circa
Devices converting chemical reactions to electric energy.
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electric batteries, Chemical apparatus
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Lecture apparatus
- 1910s – circa
Image 5594: "Apparatus for the simultaneous electrolytical decomposition of water, hydrochloric acid and ammonia."
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Toepler-Holtz electrical machine
- 1910s – circa
Electrostatic induction device with plates and electrodes.
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Various batteries
- 1910s – circa
4235. Battery, so-called "Crowfoot".
4237. Battery, Leclanche.
4238. Battery, Dipping.
4240. Battery, Type "S" Cell.- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electric batteries, Chemical apparatus
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Various distilling apparatus
- 1910s – circa
4880a. For purifying mercury, U. S. Weather Bureau pattern.
4881. With central condenser, suitable for nitrogen, alcohol etc.
4882. For the recovery of volatile solvents used in extraction.- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Various distilling apparatus
- 1910s – circa
Various distilling apparatus: Axtell's, Krafft & Noerdlinger's, Muencke's, Bruehl's.
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Various gas burners
- 1910s – circa
4591. Burner, "Vulcan Stove".
4599. Burner, Bunsen, with attachment for holding flasks.- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Bunsen burner, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Gas-burners, Chemical apparatus
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Various potash bulbs
- 1910s – circa
Glass bulbs when filled with a potassium hydroxide solution are used for the absorption of carbon dioxide in chemical analysis. Types of potash bulbs depicted here include: Geissler's, Geissler-Wetzel's, Alvergnat's,…
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Bureau of Chemistry Carbohydrate Laboratory
- 1913 – before 1928
General view of the Bureau of Chemistry's Carbohydrate Laboratory showing assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Carbohydrate Laboratory analyzed the physical and…