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Perkin-Elmer infrared spectrophotometer in use at Macfield Texturizing Company

  • 1970s

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General view of a Perkin-Elmer Model 257 Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer in use at the Macfield Texturizing Company plant in Madison, North Carolina. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the instrument is being used to check the oil content of yarn manufactured at the plant. The employee visible in the photograph is unidentified.

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  • Box 6

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Perkin-Elmer Corporation. “Perkin-Elmer Infrared Spectrophotometer in Use at Macfield Texturizing Company,” 1970–1979. Photographs from the Perkin-Elmer-Applera Collection, Box 6. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4q77fs17f.

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