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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 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 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 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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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…
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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…
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Bureau of Chemistry Protein Investigation Laboratory
- 1913 – before 1928
General view of employees at work in the Bureau of Chemistry's Protein Investigation Laboratory, with view of assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Protein…
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Bausch & Lomb Abbe Refractometer Serial No. 380
- 1919 – 1926
A: Refractometer
Instrument has round cast iron base; on the base is a rectangular glass mirror mounted to allow rotation; a single black pillar supports the prism alidade, the black cylindrical telescope viewer, and…- Manufacturer Bausch & Lomb Optical Company
- Subject Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Refractometers, Optics
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"Omega" manual breast reliever with red bulb
- After 1920 – before 1959
Glass tube with a collecting reservoir that opens into a funnel (or breast piece). Round red rubber bulb attached to one end of the glass. Stamp in black ink on red bulb reads "Ingram's/'Omega'/London."
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Employee at work in Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1920s
General view of employee Al Herman analyzing an unidentified substance at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Assorted scientific apparatus and laboratory glassware…
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Employee using titration apparatus at Dearborn laboratory facility
- 1920s
General view of an unidentified employee at work in the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street Laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. A variety of titration equipment and other scientific apparatus are visible on…
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Hercules Powder Company Woods Camp pine stump gathering
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of tree stump removal being done by Hercules Powder Company at an unknown location, likely in the southeastern United States. These stumps were removed using machinery and then transferred to a Hercules…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Hercules Powder Company, Cellulose industry, Tree stump removal, Machinery
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Hercules Powder Company tree stump handling in Brunswick, Georgia
- 1920 – 1940
Silent footage of Hercules Powder Company processing tree stumps at their Brunswick, Georgia plant for use in their cellulose products. Footage shows stumps being removed from railroad cars by crane and dropped into…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Powder Company
- Subject Cellulose industry, Hercules Powder Company, Chemical industry, Naval stores industry, Cranes, derricks, etc., Machinery
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Laboratory assistant at mixed acid work bench
- 1920s
General view of a laboratory assistant, identified as "Mac May," posed at a work bench for mixed acid materials. Notably, the photograph is printed as a postcard, with space reserved on the verso for a message, mailing…