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This digital collection features selected chemistry sets, molecular models, and science kits used for both instruction and play, all primarily from the mid-20th century. Some of these objects were previously on display in the Institute's museum as part of the Science at Play exhibition. Materials in this collection also include lecture notes, such as Louis Pasteur’s on stereochemistry, as well as letters between scientists concerning the state of scientific education.

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    Rail workers melting iron for welding tram rails

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Molten Iron without a Furnace," photographic reproduction depicts rail workers melting a mixture of metallic aluminum and iron oxide, known as thermit. When heated, a chemical action results in metallic iron…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Thermit, Ltd.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Railroads, Textbooks, Thermit, Railroads--Employees
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    Candle molding factory with workers

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Candle Moulding on a Large Scale," photographic reproduction depicts men working in a candle molding factory. Accompanying text describes the candle making process, consisting of wax being poured into molds…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Price's Patent Candle Company, Limited
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Candlemaking, Textbooks, Candle industry
  • Publications

    The effects of chemical fetilizers upon crops and farmland

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    The top photographic reproduction is entitled "The Results of Assisting Nature" and depicts Swedish turnips grown with varying amounts of mineral manure and nitrogenous fertilizers. The bottom illustration is titled "An…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Royal Agricultural Society of England, Lawes Agricultural Trust
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Fertilizers, Agriculture
  • Publications

    Figure 15: Fused alloy of copper and tin crystals under magnification

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Figure illustrates crystals from a fused alloy of copper and tin under magnification.

    This plate is found within The Romance of Modern Chemistry, which is a layman's introduction to topics in chemistry. Includes a…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Copper, Copper alloys, Alloys, Textbooks, Microscopy
  • Publications

    Workman operating a guncotton press behind protective rope screen

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Working Under Cover," photographic reproduction depicts a man guarded by a rope screen as he operates a guncotton press. Guncotton, or nitrocellulose, is used in explosives.

    This plate is found within The…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Nathan, Frederick, Reinhold Thiele & Company
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Explosives--Safety measures, Chemistry, Textbooks, Explosives, Explosives industry--Safety measures, Explosives industry, Guncotton, Nitrocellulose
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    Petroleum fire at Baku, Azerbaijan

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Big Blaze at Baku," photographic reproduction depicts a petroleum fire at the petroleum fields in Baku, Azerbaijan, formerly under Russian rule. The natural stores of oil gush from the earth's surface; when…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Oil fields, Azerbaijan--Baku, Textbooks, Petroleum, Petroleum--Fires and fire prevention, Petroleum industry and trade
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    The Influence of Various Manures on the Growth of Wheat

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Photographic reproduction depicts bundles of wheat grown on an experimental farm at Rothamsted, England with varying amounts of manure and chemical fertilizers. The first column shows the year 1878 with the second…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Hall, A. D.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Manures, Fertilizers, Agriculture, Wheat--Research
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    The Romance of Modern Chemistry

    • 1909

    A layman's introduction to topics in chemistry including a history of chemistry along with alchemy and the philosopher's stone; elements including organic, invisible, metals, acids, alkalies, and water; chemical changes…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Alchemy, Science--Popular works
  • Publications

    Stalactites and stalagmites exhibiting prolonged chemical action

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Wonderful Result of Prolonged Chemical Action," photographic reproduction depicts stalactites and stalagmites in the caves at Cheddar, Somerset, England. Accompanying text describes how the growths are a…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Photo Frith
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, England--Cheddar, Chemistry, Stalactites and stalagmites, Chalk, Chemical reactions, Textbooks, Water, Limestone
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    Workers cap a burning oil well

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Capping a Burning Oil Well," illustration depicts workers leading a crane with a cap to a petroleum fire. Explanatory text states how cap will be lowered upon the source of the petroleum leakage to extinguish…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade--Fires and fire prevention, Oil wells, Petroleum industry and trade
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    A chemical fire engine truck with workers

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Chemical Fire-Engine," photographic reproduction depicts firemen standing on a chemical fire engine truck. The caption states how a carbonate acid mixture results in carbon dioxide, which provides water…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Merryweather & Sons, Limited
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Fire prevention, Chemistry, Fires, Carbon dioxide, Textbooks, Fire fighters, Carbonates, Fire engines
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    Example of a chemical change using quicklime and water

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Simple Chemical Change," photographic reproduction depicts a lump of quicklime in the top photograph with the middle photograph exhibiting steam emitting from the lump as a result of the addition of water. …

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Chemical reactions, Textbooks, Water, Lime
  • Publications

    Man sealing platinum wires into an incandescent light bulb

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Sealing Platinum Wires into an Electric Glow Lamp," photographic reproduction depicts a man at a workbench sealing platinum wires into an incandescent light bulb. Information below the image explains how…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Robertson Electric Lamps, Ltd.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Electric lighting, Textbooks, Electric lighting, Incandescent, Platinum
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    Oil wells in Baku, Azerbaijan

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Where it Rains Petroleum," illustration depicts oil wells in Baku, Azerbaijan. One oil well spews petroleum with workers and onlookers seen throughout the landscape.

    This plate is found within The Romance of…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Oil fields, Azerbaijan--Baku, Textbooks, Petroleum, Oil wells, Petroleum industry and trade
  • Publications

    Wooden boom explosion in water

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "What Modern High Explosives Can Do," photographic reproduction depicts the explosion of a wood boom located in a natural body of water. Debris, fire, smoke and water emanate from the explosion.

    This plate is…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work West & Son
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Explosions, Textbooks, Explosives
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    Natural gas source in Heathfield, Sussex, England

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "Natural Gas in England," photographic reproduction depicts a source of natural gas found in Heathfield, Sussex, England. An onlooker observes the ignited source of natural gas.

    This plate is found within The…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Dawson, Charles, Esq.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Gas wells, Chemistry, Textbooks, Natural gas, England--Heathfield (East Sussex)
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    Alkali waste mounds at the United Alkali Company Limited chemical plant

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "The Rubbish Heap of a Chemical Industry," photographic reproduction depicts mounds of alkali waste at the United Alkali Company Limited plant in St. Rollox, Glasgow, Scotland. Smoke stacks can be seen in the…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work United Alkali Company Limited
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemical industry, Chemistry, Textbooks, Chemical industry--Environmental aspects, United Alkali Company Limited, Alkali industry and trade, Chemical industry--Waste disposal
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    An Alchemist's Laboratory

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    A photographic reproduction of the replica of an alchemist's laboratory located in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. Various vessels for distillation can be seen along with two furnaces.

    This plate is found…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Deutsches Museum (Germany)
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Textbooks, Implements, utensils, etc., Distillation, Deutsches Museum (Germany), Alchemy
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    Luray Caverns Ballroom of stalactites

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Wonderful Ceiling," photographic reproduction depicts the Ballroom of stalactites found within the Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. Accompanying text describes how stalactites are formed by chalk-filled…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work James, C. H.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Stalactites and stalagmites, Chalk, Carbon dioxide, Caves, Water, Virginia--Luray Caverns, Textbooks
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    Figure 14: Salammoniac crystals under magnification

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Figure illustrates salammoniac under magnification after being dissolved in water, causing the crystals to separate out from the solution.

    This plate is found within The Romance of Modern Chemistry, which is a layman's…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Ammonium salts, Textbooks, Ammonium chloride, Ammonium salts--Analysis, Microscopy
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    Figure 11: Visible solar spectrum

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    This illustration depicts the visible solar spectrum compared to the visible spectrums of sodium, barium, strontium and hydrogen. Explanatory text states that the illustration is purely an example as the actual solar…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Spectrum analysis, Chemistry, Textbooks, Sun
  • Publications

    Water pipelines for the British Aluminum Company

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Striking Feature of Modern Aluminum Works," photographic reproduction depicts water pipelines traversing a hillside in Kinlochleven in Argyllshire, Scotland. Accompanying text states how water power is used…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work British Aluminium Company
    • Subject Aluminum, Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Aluminum plants, British Aluminium Company, Water, Water-power
  • Publications

    Microscope photography of adulterated food

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "How the Microscope Reveals Adulteration," photographic reproduction depicts arrowroot adulterated with rice starch. Both under magnification, the left image illustrates rice starch with the right side showing…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Bolton, Edward R.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Textbooks, Food adulteration and inspection, Food adulteration and inspection--Study and teaching
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    Man wearing a breathing apparatus

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "How a Man may Breath Safely in a Poisonous Atmosphere," photographic reproduction of the front and backside view of a man wearing a breathing apparatus. The caption states how the breathing bag delivers oxygen…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Siebe, Gorman & Company
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, Breathing apparatus, Textbooks
  • Publications

    Dynamite factory in Cornwall, England

    • Part of The Romance of Modern Chemistry
    • 1909

    Entitled "A Dangerous Area," photographic reproduction depicts a dynamite factory located in Cornwall, England. Accompanying text states how mounds help to localize damage in the case of an explosion. Pipes transport…

    • Author Philip, James Charles
    • Creator Of Work Guttmann, Oscar, 1855-1910
    • Subject England--Cornwall (County), Chemistry, Textbooks, Dynamite, Explosives industry--Safety measures, Explosives industry, Science--Study and teaching
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