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Beckman oxygen system for damage control suit

  • Circa 1969

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Designed under a 1968 contract for the U.S. Navy's Clothing and Textile Research Unit, Beckman's battery-operated oxygen sensing/warning device monitored the oxygen pressure in suits worn for fire fighting and damage control.

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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
Inscription
  • (verso) "69B803-1"
Subject
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Rights holder
  • Danaher Corporation
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Collection
Series arrangement
  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
Physical container
  • Box 58, Folder 14

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Beckman Instruments Photographic Services Section. “Beckman Oxygen System for Damage Control Suit,” circa 1969. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 58, Folder 14. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/tt44pm85x.

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