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Gilbert Microscope Set No. 20
- 1938 – 1960
Green wooden case with textured green paper surface; label on front of case features a young boy looking through a microscope and an enlarged image of a dog flea; metal latch opens double-sided interior. 16 glass test…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject A.C. Gilbert Company, Microscopes, and Chemistry sets
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Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310
- 1953
Wooden grey-blue case that opens on a hinge. Inside, the left side of the case contains: a sealed glass bottle of mounting cement, a sealed glass bottle of thinner, small cardboard boxes labeled "Microcraft Microscopy…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets and Porter Chemical Company
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Chemcraft Chemical Magic No. [33?]
- 1940 – 1949
Wooden box painted red with white speckled paint design; case opens on a hinge to reveal nine (9) test tubes on left containing: sodium iodide solution, bleaching powder, sodium salicylate, cobalt chloride, ferric…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets and Porter Chemical Company
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Gilbert Chemistry Outfit no. 7
- 1954
Wooden case with a blue synthetic covering. Case opens on a hinge to reveal three shelves of amber glass bottles with red metal lids; 21 bottles containing the following: aluminum sulphate, ammonium chloride, borax,…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject A.C. Gilbert Company and Chemistry sets
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Gilbert no. 13025 Microscope and Lab Set
- 1960 – 1969
White metal case with color graphic of two young boys using the Gilbert microscope set. Case opens on a hinge. Inside, a blue styrofoam tray holds a plastic microscope, an electric plug-in light, an objective lens, a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject A.C. Gilbert Company, Microscopes, and Chemistry sets
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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 Smithsonian Institution and Chemistry sets
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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 A.C. Gilbert Company and Chemistry sets
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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 A.C. Gilbert Company and Chemistry sets
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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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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 Skil-Craft Corporation and Chemistry sets
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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 Gas Light Company
- Subject British Gas Light Company and Chemistry sets
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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…
- Subject Science fairs, Science projects, and Science--Study and teaching
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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, Magic tricks--Equipment and supplies, A.C. Gilbert Company, and Toys
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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 Toys, Chemistry--Study and teaching, and Chemistry sets
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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 Porter Chemical Company and Chemistry sets
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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 Chemistry--Study and teaching and Molecules--Models
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Fisher Hirschfelder Taylor Atomic Organic Model Kit
- 1940
Box is wood; internal compartments are cardboard (20); pieces are wood with metal magnets as the bonds; contains sulfur (yellow), oxygen (light blue), nitrogen (dark blue), hydrogen (orange), chlorine (green), bromine…
- Manufacturer Fisher Scientific Company
- Subject Fisher Scientific Company and Molecules--Models
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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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Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit
- circa 1940
Cardboard pop-out modeling kit; unused.
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Porter Chemical Company, and Chemistry sets
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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 Phosgene, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use--Safety measures, United States. Army. Chemical Warfare Service, Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963, United States. Army, Scott, Francis E., Chemical weapons, Chemical warfare--Safety measures--Equipment and supplies, Chemical warfare--Equipment and supplies, Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, Intrenchments, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, World War (1914-1918), Science--Study and teaching, Chemical warfare--Safety measures, Mustard gas, Trenches, Chemical warfare, Military education, Gas masks--Maintenance and repair, Chemical agents (Munitions), Artillery, Chloropicrin, and Chlorine
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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 Skil-Craft Corporation and Chemistry sets
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Notes on lecture by Matthieu Orfila in Paris
- 1834
Lecture notes recorded by Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Stroehlin in Paris when he attended lectures given by Matthieu Orfila. The lectures are organized around specific chemicals, thus there are headings such as "Carbonates"…
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Kenner's Girder & Panel Hydro-Dynamic Building Set No. 11
- 1960 – 1965
- Manufacturer Kenner Products
- Subject Educational toys--Design and construction