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Spinco Model 135A Spectromonitor
Box 59, Folder 106- Undated
This liquid chromatography recording detector system consists of a dual-beam spectrophotometer, a pH meter, and a conductivity cell.
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Spinco Model 130 Spectrochrom Analyzer
Box 59, Folder 108- Undated
This chromatography instrument was first manufactured in the mid-1960s. It allowed operators to run several analyses at once and print out results, instead of compiling them separately. Components included pH and…
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Spinco Model 125 Automatic Digital Integrator
Box 59, Folder 104- Undated
This accessory is designed for use with other Beckman Instruments analyzers. It can compile data and print a report at the end of many analyses, instead of instruments printing every analysis and requiring operators to…
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Spinco Model J-6 Centrifuge
Box 59, Folder 117- 1990s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco Model SM-2 Continuous Systolic Monitor
Box 59, Folder 112- Undated
This blood pressure monitor operates with two points of contact with a patient: a miniature pressure cuff placed on a patient's finger, and a crystal pressure sensor placed next to the cuff on the same finger. The cuff…
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Spinco Model J-6M/E Centrifuge
Box 59, Folder 125- Circa 1981
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco L8-55M/P Ultracentrifuge
Box 59, Folder 137- 1978 – 1987
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco Fraction Recovery System
Box 59, Folder 123- Undated
This system removes samples from centrifuge tubes by puncturing the tube itself or its cap.
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Spinco Model L8-70M Ultracentrifuge
Box 59, Folder 129- 1978 – 1987
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Man using a Schlieren Optics device for a Spinco Preparative Centrifuge
Box 59, Folder 134- Undated
A Schlieren optics device like the one in this photograph is used to monitor sedimentation by measuring refraction as light passes through a solution.
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Spinco Model L7-80 Ultracentrifuge
Box 59, Folder 127- 1990s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco Model L Ultracentrifuge
Box 59, Folder 132- Undated
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Spinco J2-MI Centrifuge
Box 59, Folder 67- 1990s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Harvey Mudd College – Beckman Hall
Box 59, Folder 13- 1990
The sign marking Beckman Hall, part of an underground facility on the campus of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. The hall was dedicated in the early 1990s.
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Coulter MicroDiff 16 Blood Analyzer
Box 59, Folder 7- Undated
This model of Coulter counter allows the user to run a 16-parameter complete blood count test.
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells,…
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Coulter STKS Hematology Sample Testing System
Box 59, Folder 8- Undated
A blood cell counter system on display at what is likely a trade show. This technology is based on the Coulter principle and the the Coulter Counter, which quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood…
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Two women using a Model F Coulter Counter
Box 59, Folder 9- 1960s
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells, bacteria, and a wide variety of other substances. The instrument works by drawing liquid…
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Drawing of proposed factory building for Helipot Corporation
Box 59, Folder 14- Undated
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep up with the demand for Beckman's reliable dial, also…
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Helipot Division – Half effect
Box 59, Folder 16- Undated
An unidentified man holds what is likely a hall effect sensor ("half effect" may be a misspelling in the original label on the photograph).
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman…
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Helipot Division – Miscellaneous products
Box 59, Folder 17- 1950s
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep up with the demand for Beckman's reliable dial, also…
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Portrait of Dr. Earl Stannard Herald (1914-1973)
Box 59, Folder 21- Circa 1963
Dr. Herald was an American ichthyologist. He is pictured on the set of the California Academy of Sciences television show, Science in Action, which he hosted from 1952-1966, when production ended.
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Beckman Model 80 Oxygen Analyzer
Box 59, Folder 26- 1959
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
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Beckman Model C Oxygen Analyzer
Box 59, Folder 27- Undated
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…