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G.N. Press Car, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. G.N. Press Car, between 1913 and 1918G.N. Press Car, between 1913 and 1918. Men in photography studio. Glass plate in rack on right, acetic acid behind
Lead chamber for production of sulphuric acid, 1866. Also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2S04, sulphuric acid was one of the most important industrial chemicals
Students in class learning how to prepare sulphuric acid, Hampton Inst.. Va. between 1899 & 1900Students in class learning how to prepare sulphuric acid, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. between 1899 and 1900
Copper mining section between Ducktown and Copperhill, Tennessee, 1940. Creator: Marion Post WolcottCopper mining section between Ducktown and Copperhill], Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land
A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tenn. 1939. Creator: Marion Post WolcottA train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land
Acid manufacturing, 1832. Artist: William OrrAcid manufacturing, 1832
Sectional view of lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid, 1870. Also known as Oil of Vitriol or H2S04, sulphuric acid was one of the most important of industrial chemicals
Sectional view of Gay-Lussacs lead chambers and absorption towers, 1870. These were for the large-scale production of sulphuric acid also (Oil of Vitriol or H2SO4)
Lead chambers for large-scale production of sulphuric acid, 1874. Sectional view showing the process from beginning to end from the furnace (left) to the denitrating (or Glover) tower (right)
Platinum still for concentrating sulphuric acid (Oil of Vitriol or H2S04), 1844. The view shown here was at the Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. From British Manufacturers by George Dodd
Production of sulphuric acid (Oil of Vitriol or H2S04), 1844. View of the passage between two lead chambers, Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle, England. From The Penny Magazine. (London 1844)
Distillation of Oil of Vitriol (sulphuric acid or H2S04), 1651. An iron retort with cover, detail at C, D, is placed in a furnace and connected to a receiver at A
Distillation of Nitric Acid, 1683. Also known as Aqua Fortis or Parting Acid, nitric acid was widely used in the refining and assaying of metals
Athanor or Slow Harry, a self-feeding furnace maintaining a constant temperature, 1683. Centre: 1) Athanor or Slow Harry ; 2) side chambers containing reagents; 3) glass receivers
Voltaic battery (pile), 1887. A battery of the type invented by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827). It consists of a disc of zinc, a disc of copper, a disc of cloth moistened with acid
Depot where electrically driven Paris cabs were fitted with freshly charged batteries, 1899Depot at Rue Cardinet where electrically driven Paris cabs were fitted with freshly charged batteries, 1899. At front right are glass carboys in protective wicker jackets
Mesmers tub, 1779 (1875). In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism
Webbs chemical factory, Diglis, Worcestershire, c1860. The tall building to the right behind the chimney contains lead chambers for the production of Sulphuric Acid
Distillation of nitric acid (Aqua fortis or parting acid) in an iron man with two noses, 1689. From Philio-Chemico-Medicus by Christopher Packe (1689)
Mesmers tub, c1870. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism
Inflation of Charles and the Robert brothers hydrogen balloon, 1783 (c1807). Jean and Noel Robert helping Jacques Charles (1746-1823)
Inflating a hydrogen balloon, 1845. Hydrogen is produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid. The gas is then fed into the balloon