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Creator:

Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944  Search this

Names:

Bakelite Corporation  Search this

Nepera Chemical Co.  Search this

Extent:

15 Cubic feet (49 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Professional papers

Clippings

Laboratory notes

Personal correspondence

Photographs

Notebooks

Diaries

Date:

1976

1863 - 1968

Summary:

The papers document Leo H. Baekeland, a Belgian born chemist who invented Velox photographic paper (1893) and Bakelite (1907), an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile plastic. The papers include student notebooks; private laboratory notebooks and journals; commercial laboratory notes; diaries; patents; technical papers; biographies; newspaper clippings; maps; graphs; blueprints; account books; batch books; formula books; order books; photographs; and correspondence regarding Baekeland, 1887-1943.

Scope and Contents:

Baekeland documented his life prolifically through diaries, laboratory notebooks, photographs, and correspondence. These constitute the bulk of the collection. The Bakelite company history is also incompletely documented in this collection through Baekeland's correspondence, the commercial laboratory notebooks, and some company ledgers.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Reference Materials, 1863-1868 and undated

Subseries 1.1: Biographical, 1880-1965

Subseries 1.2:Company History, 1910-1961

Subseries 1.3: Related Interests, 1863-1968 and undated

Series 2: Published and Unpublished Writings (by Leo H. Baekeland), 1884-1945

Series 3: Correspondence, 1888-1963 Subseries 3.1: Personal Correspondence, 1916-1943

Subseries 3.2: Charitable Donations, 1916-1938

Subseries 3.3: Family Correspondence, 1888-1963

Subseries 3.4: Clubs and Associations, 1916-1943

Series 4: Diaries, 1907-1943

Series 5: Reading and Lecture Notes, 1878-1886

Series 6, Laboratory Notebooks, 1893-1915

Series 7: Commercial Laboratory Notebooks, 1910-1920

Series 8: Bakelite Company, 1887-1945

Series 9, Patents, 1894-1940

Series 10: Bakelite Corporation Ledgers, 1910-1924; 1935; 1939

Series 11: Photographs, 1889-1950 and undated

Subseries 11.1: Photographs, 1889-1950 and undated

Subseries 11.2: Film Negatives, 1900-1941 and undated

Subseries 11.3: Photoprints, 1894-1941

Subseries 11.4: Stereographs, 1888-1902 and undated

Subseries 11.5: Film and Glass Plate Negatives, 1899-1900 and undated

Series 12: Audio Materials, 1976

Biographical / Historical:

Leo Hendrik Baekeland was an industrial chemist famous for his invention of Bakelite, the first moldable synthetic polymer, and for his invention of Velox photographic paper. Baekeland's career as an inventor and innovator was punctuated by an urge to improve existing technologies and a willingness to experiment both meticulously and daringly. Born in Ghent, Belgium in 1863, Baekeland was a distinguished chemistry student and became a young professor at the University of Ghent. He had a long standing interest in photography and sought to further photographic technology with his expertise in chemistry. In 1887 he obtained his first patent for a dry plate which contained its own developer and could be developed in a tray of water. With the support of a business partner/faculty associate, Jules Guequier, he formed a company named Baekeland et Cie to produce the plate, but the venture failed due to lack of capital.

On August 8, 1889, he married Celine Swarts, daughter of his academic mentor Theodore Swarts, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Ghent. After his wedding he travelled to different countries using a traveling scholarship he had been awarded two years previously. His travels ended in the United States where he was offered a job researching chemical problems associated with manufacturing bromide papers and films with A. and H.T. Anthony and Company, a photographic supply producer. Leo and Celine Baekeland had three children: George, Nina and Jenny (1890-1895).

He left Anthony and Company in 1891 to be a consulting chemist. During that time he invented a photographic print paper using silver chloride which could be developed in artificial light instead of sunlight and thus offered more flexibility and consistency to photographers. In 1893, with financial support from Leonard Jacobi, a scrap metal dealer from San Francisco, he formed the Nepera Chemical Company in Yonkers, New York, to manufacture "gaslight" paper under the trade name Velox. The paper became quite popular and the company expanded its operations after its first three years. Finally, George Eastman bought the company for a reported $750,000 which afforded Baekeland the time to conduct his own research in a laboratory he set up on his estate, "Snug Rock," in Yonkers.

Baekeland worked on problems of electrolysis of salt and the production of synthetic resins. He was hired as a consultant to work with Clinton P. Townsend to perfect Townsend's patented electrolytic cell. Baekeland's work there contributed to the success of the Hooke Electrochemical Company which began in operations in Niagara Falls in 1905.

Simultaneously, in 1902 Baekeland began researching reactions of phenol and formaldehyde, and by 1907 was able to control the reactions and produce a moldable plastic (oxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride) which he named Bakelite. Although the process was not perfected for another couple of years, Baekeland applied for a patent for Bakelite right away. He announced his discovery to the scientific community in 1909, and in 1910 formed the General Bakelite Company. Bakelite was a thermosetting resin that, unlike Celluloid became permanently solid when heated. It was virtually impervious to heat, acids, or caustic substances. It could be molded into a wide variety of shapes and was an excellent electric insulator that came to replace hard rubber and amber for electrical and industrial applications. It was also suitable for a wide variety of consumer products such as billiard balls, jewelry, pot handles, telephones, toasters, electric plugs, and airplane instrument knobs. Two companies challenged Bakelite with significant competition, Condensite Corporation of America and Redmanol Chemical Products Company. Bakelite finally merged with these two companies in 1922 to become the Bakelite Corporation. Union Carbide finally bought the corporation in 1939.

Baekeland sustained his interest in photography by taking numerous photographs throughout his lifetime. He also devoted much of his spare time to professional societies and received various honorary degrees and awards such as the Perkin Medal. He had several hobbies such as boating, wine and beer making, and, exotic plants. He also traveled extensively throughout the world, which is documented in his diaries and photographs.

Baekeland spent his final years mostly in his Coconut Grove, Florida home where he became increasingly eccentric until his mind failed him and he was institutionalized. He died in 1943 at the age of eighty.

Scope and Content: Baekeland documented his life prolifically through diaries, laboratory notebooks, photographs, and correspondence. These constitute the bulk of the collection. The Bakelite company history is also incompletely documented in this collection through Baekeland's correspondence, the commercial laboratory notebooks, and some company ledgers.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Albany Billiard Ball Company Records (AC0011)

Celluloid Corporation Records (AC0009)

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics (AC0008)

Materials at Other Organizations

The Hagley Museum and Library, Manuscripts and Archives Department in Delaware also several related collections including: the Directors of Industrial Research Records, 1929 -982; the Du Pont Viscoloid Company, Survey of the Plastics Field, 1932; The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1937-1987; the Roy J. Plunkett Collection, 1910-1994 (inventor of Teflon); and the Gordon M. Kline Collection, 1903.

Separated Materials:

The National Museum of American History, Division Medicine and Science has several artifacts associated with Baekeland including the original "Bakalizer" the apparatus in which Bakelite was first made. See accession numbers: 1977.0368; 1979.1179; 1981.0976; 1982.0034; 1983.0524; 1984.0138.

Provenance:

The bulk of the collection was donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of Physical Sciences in November, 1981, by Celine Karraker, Leo H. Baekeland's granddaughter.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Phenolic resins  Search this

Travel -- Photographs  Search this

Chemists -- 1880-1970  Search this

Inventors -- 1880-1970  Search this

Plastics -- 1880-1970  Search this

Chemistry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Professional papers -- 1880-1970

Clippings -- 1880-1970

Laboratory notes

Personal correspondence -- 1880-1970

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century

Notebooks -- 1880-1970

Diaries -- 1880-1970

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate -- 19th-20th century

Citation:

Leo Baekeland Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0005

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Leo H. Baekeland Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep846e88df6-033d-4805-99e2-b308002a75f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0005

Maker:

Rolmonica Music Co.  Search this

Physical Description:

bakelite (overall material)

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

harmonica: 2 5/8 in x 5 in x 3 7/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 12.7 cm x 9.8425 cm

roll: 3 5/16 in x 15/16 in; 8.41375 cm x 2.38125 cm

Object Name:

harmonica

Place made:

United States: Maryland, Baltimore

Date made:

after 1925

Credit Line:

The Peter Kassan Collection

ID Number:

1988.0783.556

Accession number:

1988.0783

Catalog number:

1988.0783.556

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

Music & Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Harmonicas

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-546c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1306622

Maker:

Rolmonica Music Co.  Search this

Physical Description:

bakelite (overall material)

wood (overall material)

paper (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 8.89 cm x 12.065 cm x 7.3025 cm

overall: 2 5/8 in x 5 1/4 in x 4 in; 6.6675 cm x 13.335 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

harmonica

Place made:

United States: Maryland, Baltimore

Date made:

after 1925

Credit Line:

The Peter Kassan Collection

ID Number:

1988.0783.557

Accession number:

1988.0783

Catalog number:

1988.0783.557

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

Music & Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Harmonicas

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-dafa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1306623

Medium:

bakelite; metal; paper

Dimensions:

Height x Width x Depth: 1 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (3.81 x 12.07 x 8.57 cm)

Type:

Commercial Products

Place of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1958-1963

Object number:

2012.2007.19

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87e257c85-0768-44b0-ba73-37bff63860c8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_2012.2007.19

Medium:

bakelite / paper; ink

Dimensions:

Height x Width x Depth: 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (0.95 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)

Type:

Commercial Products

Date:

1895

Object number:

2012.2007.7

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm89b5b668f-1120-4c7a-b6fb-05fc40d8a480

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_2012.2007.7

Physical Description:

bakelite (overall material)

glass (overall material)

elastic (overall material)

cardboard (overall material)

black (overall color)

green (overall color)

gold (overall color)

Measurements:

overall: 4 cm x 13.8 cm x 5.2 cm; 1 9/16 in x 5 7/16 in x 2 1/16 in

box: 1 3/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 11.43 cm x 6.35 cm

goggles: 1 5/8 in x 9 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 23.1775 cm x 5.3975 cm

Object Name:

Goggles

goggles, set

Other Terms:

Goggles; Eye Protective Device; Vision Aids; Safety Goggles

Place made:

United States: Illinois, Chicago

ID Number:

MG.314637.12176

Accession number:

314637

Catalog number:

314637.12176

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-a926-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1118464

Physical Description:

plastic, bakelite(?) (overall material)

black (overall color)

Measurements:

average spatial: 15.7 cm x 6 cm; 6 3/16 in x 2 3/8 in

Object Name:

Specula, Set of

specula

specula, vaginal

Credit Line:

Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland

ID Number:

MG.302606.714

Accession number:

302606

Catalog number:

302606.714

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-a877-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1131928

Physical Description:

metal, steel (overall material)

sponge (overall material)

plastic, bakelite (overall material)

metal, brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall -largest: 1/4 in x 11 in; x .635 cm x 27.94 cm

overall -smallest: 3/4 in x 1 in x 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 2.54 cm x .635 cm

Object Name:

Electrode Set

electrodes

electrotherapy devices

Credit Line:

Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland

ID Number:

MG.302606.462

Accession number:

302606

Catalog number:

302606.462

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-b410-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1135830

Used at:

Cornell University  Search this

Maker:

Cambridge & Paul Instrument Co., Ltd.  Search this

Physical Description:

plastic (overall material)

bakelite (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .03 cm x 20.4 cm; in x 8 1/16 in

Object Name:

Disc, Estimating

estimating disc

Other Terms:

Disc, Estimating; Diagnostic Medicine

Place made:

United Kingdom: England, Cambridge

Credit Line:

Cornell University Department of Psychology

ID Number:

MG.300427.165

Catalog number:

300427.165

Accession number:

300427

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6198-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_734054

Manufacturer:

United Instruments, Inc.  Search this

Materials:

Bakelite (plastic), glass, aluminum alloy

Dimensions:

3-D: 8.3 × 12.7 × 8.9cm (3 1/4 × 5 × 3 1/2 in.)

Type:

INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Inventory Number:

A20000921000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar:

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fdd37549-e043-417d-ac68-129ee3290bb8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20000921000

Materials:

copper alloy, paint, adhesive, cork, plastic coated electrical wires, plastic - bakelite, zinc plated copper, felt

Dimensions:

3-D: 14.6 × 13cm, 0.6kg (5 3/4 × 5 1/8 in., 1 3/8lb.)

Type:

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Inventory Number:

A20010540000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar:

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f04dfef1-0fcf-47d7-9d88-010f960e86b8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20010540000

Manufacturer:

Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.  Search this

Materials:

aluminum, Bakelite, brass, copper, steel

Dimensions:

3-D: 29.5 × 21 × 15.8cm, 9kg (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in., 19 13/16lb.)

Type:

INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Transferred from the United States Navy, Naval Supply Center

Inventory Number:

A19650130000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96188e484-0be5-4138-af2c-e2b35fe1b8a9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19650130000

Author:

Keresztury, Peter  Search this

Author:

Keresztury, Deborah  Search this

Schiffer, Nancy  Search this

Physical description:

159 pages color illustrations 23 x 29 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Catalogues

Date:

2001

Topic:

Plastic jewelry--Collectors and collecting  Search this

Plastic boxes--Collectors and collecting  Search this

Decoration and ornament--Cubism  Search this

Bijoux en plastique--Collectionneurs et collections  Search this

Sieraden  Search this

Dozen  Search this

Bakeliet  Search this

Particuliere verzamelingen  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1154947

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.Y, File Y1-620010-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Miscellaneous

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Miscellaneous / Series Y1: Miscellaneous, Engineering / Materials

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg267b90049-4d7a-427a-ba58-b8fab92d685c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-y-ref501

Collection Producer:

Lodge, Arthur  Search this

Arthur Lodge Productions.  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Association of Manufacturers  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0507-OF0138

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1953 June 4

Scope and Contents:

Printing Without Type! Electronic type and graphics equipment; photon typesetter machine. Graphic Arts Research Foundation, Cambridge, MA.

Pageant of Plastics! Plastic industry; jewelry. Bakelite Co., Bound Brook, NJ.

Prospecting With a Vacuum Cleaner! Recycling waste gold and making fountain pens. Schaeffer Pen Co., Fort Madison, IA.

Truckers Retreat! Retreat for truck drivers; transportation. Mason and Dixon Trucking Co., New Market, VA.

Reference video, Box 6

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees will be charged for reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Industry on Parade Film Collection

Industry on Parade Film Collection / Series 1: Motion Picture Films

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81261fc64-0aa8-4344-a070-74fdd28a95db

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0507-ref275

Collection Producer:

Lodge, Arthur  Search this

Arthur Lodge Productions.  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Association of Manufacturers  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0507-OF0435

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1959 February 14

Scope and Contents:

Man-made Miracles Synthesis, or re-arranging atoms in a molecule, creates new substances. Transforming coal to synthetic plasma. Synthetic cortisone. Synthetic rubber frees nation of dependence on overseas supply. Making synthetic sapphires and diamonds for industrial processes. Synthetic crystals for sonar equipment. Plastics combine qualities never before found in the same material. Making high fashion clothing using synthetic materials. Filmed at: Mohasco Industries, Inc., Amsterdam, NY; Masland Duraleather Co., Philadelphia, PA; Schering Corp., Bloomfield, NJ; Linde Air Products Co., New York, NY; Bakelite Co., Bound Brook, NJ; General Electric Co., Detroit, MI; and General Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, OH.

Reference video, Box 15

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees will be charged for reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Industry on Parade Film Collection

Industry on Parade Film Collection / Series 1: Motion Picture Films

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88a3e24a0-d2e0-44af-aee1-c8060f191224

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0507-ref777

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1941

Series Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Series Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plastics

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plastics / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e8c62797-5139-414c-9480-2a76057dc7ae

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-plastics-ref518

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1942

Series Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Series Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plastics

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Plastics / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cb0db91c-be6c-4cc1-afc4-285e7fa62d6e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-plastics-ref519

Materials:

Bakelite, aluminum, lead

Dimensions:

3-D: 13.7 × 1.3 × 1cm (5 3/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in., 1/16lb.)

Type:

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Miscellaneous

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Not applicable - Valuable Curatorial Object

Inventory Number:

V20120157001

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv957eafbdb-7b88-4422-b340-4134d8598c7d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_V20120157001

Physical Description:

metal, steel (overall material)

plastic, bakelite (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 47.2 cm x 16 cm x 2.5 cm; 18 9/16 in x 6 5/16 in x in

Object Name:

Cranioclast

Credit Line:

Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland

ID Number:

MG.302606.328

Accession number:

302606

Catalog number:

302606.328

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-687c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1100950