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4 items
Smithsonian MicroChemistry XM 5000 Chemistry Set
- Circa 1996
Gray plastic (Rubbermaid) container; two panels open to the right and left and snap into place with small protrusions on the raised base platform; platform also has two support sticks that can be rotated outward so…
- Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
- Subject Chemistry sets, Smithsonian Institution
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3 items
Gilbert Chemistry Outfit
- 1930 – 1939
Wooden case with two steel handles on top and cabinet doors on both sides which are secured with a steel latch; on one side, case inside has a steel red shelf with seven wooden chemical containers; below the shelf is a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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2 items
A.C. Gilbert No. 1 "Chemistry Outfit for Boys"
- 1943
Board-game like rectangular cardboard box; box top comes off and reveals a blue cardboard frame in the box bottom to support various set components; to the top right of the frame is a row of six wooden chemical…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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69 items
Charles F. Chandler notebook Aus Nord Amerika
- 1854 – 1855
Notebook containing 49 pages of laboratory notes taken by Charles F. Chandler in Göttingen as a pupil of Professor Friedrich Wöhler in 1854 and in Berlin as a pupil of Professor Heinrich Rose in 1855. In these pages,…
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Laboratory at Park College, 1910
- 1910
General view of two unidentified individuals seated at a laboratory bench in the so-called "chemistry room" at Park College (later Park University) located in Parkville, Missouri. Assorted laboratory glassware,…
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Ernest Arnold Congdon (b. 1866)
- Circa 1900
General view of chemist Ernest Arnold Congdon seated at a desk, presumably in his office at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (later Drexel University) in Philadelphia. Born on August 9, 1866, Congdon…
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226 items
Princess & Fairy, or, The Wonders of Nature
- 1899
Through the personas of a princess and a fairy, this volume explains different so-called "wonders of nature" to young readers, including insects, several varieties of flowers, snow crystals, metals, and clouds. The…
- Author Martyn, Lily
- Publisher W. & R. Chambers Ltd.
- Subject Natural history, Children's literature, Science, Science--Study and teaching
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Handy Andy Junior Chemistry Lab
- 1955
Cardboard box with removable lid; lime cardboard insert with various indentations and slits for chemicals and tools; on the bottom is a row of six amber glass bottles with lime metallic removable lids houses in…
- Manufacturer Skil-Craft Corporation
- Subject Chemistry sets, Skil-Craft Corporation
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Kosmos Lehrspielzeug [Teaching Toy] 2 All-Chemist
- 1957
Cover features the image of a boy playing with a chemistry set flanked by a man working in an industrial lab; interior has a yellow plastic compartment tray that houses the multiple components of the kit; components…
- Manufacturer Kosmos
- Subject Chemistry sets
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The 'BGL' Chemical Set
- 1930 – 1939
Green cardboard box with removable lid; bottom of box has green and red cardboard inserts for set components; top and bottom of box bottom have rows of seven green cardboard containers with removable lids; top row has…
- Manufacturer British Games Limited
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, British Games Limited, Chemistry sets
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8 items
Fourth Annual Southern California Science Fair
- 1955
The pamphlet provides an overview of the rules, prizes, and purpose of the Southern California Science Fair, held April 23-29, 1955, at the Los Angeles County Museum. The following year, Beckman Instruments would become…
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7 items
5th Annual Southern California Science Fair
- 1956
The pamphlet provides an overview of the rules, prizes, and purpose of the Southern California Science Fair, held April 14-20, 1956, at the Los Angeles County Museum. Beckman Instruments was a sponsor of the Science…
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26 items
Fifth Annual Southern California Science Fair Catalog of Exhibits
- 1956
The booklet describes the organization responsible for the Fifth Annual Southern California Science Fair, held in April at the Los Angeles County Museum. A list of student exhibitors includes their name, grade, exhibit…
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Mysto Magic Exhibition Set No. 2
- Circa 1938
This kit features theatrical makeup, props, and an instruction booklet, designed for putting on magic shows and performing tricks. Aimed towards children, the set includes interlocking cardboard rings, playing cards, a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Magic, Magic shows, Toys, A.C. Gilbert Company, Magic tricks--Equipment and supplies
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The Practical Chemist
- 1947
Cardboard box with color printing shows boys and girls engaged in household chemistry: cleaning and polishing metals, "chemistry magic," stain removal and laundry tasks. Inside, blue-labeled vials of chemical samples…
- Manufacturer Science Creations, Inc.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Toys, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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Porter Chemcraft Chemistry Outfit No. 0
- 1930 – 1939
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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2 items
Courtauld Atomic Model Kit
- 1950 – 1955
Wooden case with internal wooden dividers; model pieces are color coded and shape coded, and made of plastic with metal links as bonds. Model pieces can be assembled to create molecular structure for bromine, carbon,…
- Manufacturer Griffin & George Ltd
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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Fisher Hirschfelder Taylor Atomic Organic Model Kit
- 1940
A wooden case contains twenty internal compartments made of cardboard. Colored wooden pieces represent atoms with metal snap fasteners imitating chemical bonds; contains sulfur (yellow), oxygen (light blue), nitrogen…
- Manufacturer Fisher Scientific Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Fisher Scientific Company
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2 items
FlexibleStereoChemistry Flexible Molecular Model Kit
- 1983
Green plastic case with snap lid on front; kit comes with five different types of plastic pieces: 12 multi-colored balls, eight gray "double bonds" pieces, one gray "triple-bonded carbon pairs" rod, and dozens of…
- Manufacturer FlexibleStereoChemistry, Inc.
- Subject Molecules--Models
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4 items
Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit
- Circa 1940
Cardboard pop-out modeling kit; unused.
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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108 items
United States Army Gas School Course Notes
- 1918
Notebook consists of handwritten notes taken by Francis E. Scott at the U.S. Army Gas School at Camp Kendrick, New Jersey, on the use of gas in warfare. The notes include teaching aids and a circular letter from…
- Author Scott, Francis E.
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, World War (1914-1918), Chemical warfare--Safety measures, Military education, Intrenchments, Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963, Gas masks--Maintenance and repair, United States. Army. Chemical Warfare Service, Scott, Francis E., Chemical agents (Munitions), Chemical warfare--Equipment and supplies, Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, Chemical warfare--Safety measures--Equipment and supplies, Phosgene, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use--Safety measures, United States. Army, Chlorine, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas, Trenches, Chemical warfare, Artillery, Chemical weapons, Chloropicrin
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4 items
Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites
- After 1849 – before 1895
Handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the field of…
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Skil-Craft No. CA-5 Chemistry Lab Case
- 1950 – 1959
Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…
- Manufacturer Skil-Craft Corporation
- Subject Chemistry sets, Skil-Craft Corporation
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Letter from Robert N. DuPuis to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956-Jul-20
This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his speech on the topic of education. Robert DuPuis, a vice president of Philip Morris, suggests that improved salaries and industry-sponsored…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author DuPuis, Robert N.
- Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Speeches, addresses, etc., Teachers--Training of, Education, Science--Study and teaching
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4 items
Draft of a letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
- 1956-Nov
In this draft, Arnold Beckman describes the chain of events that lead up to his speech on the subject of public education and states that the vast majority of feedback received has been positive. He then addresses the…