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Man in a car with a Liston-Becker Model 28 Auto Exhaust Analyzer

  • 1955

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This Exhaust Analyzer became one of Beckman Instruments' products when the company acquired Liston-Becker in 1955. It detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
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  • Box 55, Folder 60

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Hay Photo Service. “Man in a Car with a Liston-Becker Model 28 Auto Exhaust Analyzer,” 1955. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 55, Folder 60. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2514nk55f.

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