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Old Scale
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View of a man taking Sodium Chloride (NaCl) out of a jar to measure it on an old scale on a table. The man is working in the Ricketts laboratory at the Agriculture Chemistry Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
April 12, 1928
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Chemistry Laboratory
April 12, 1928
A man is measuring chemicals on an old scale in Ricketts laboratory at the Agriculture Chemistry Building, on the University of Wisconsin campus.
Toledo Scale
April 12, 1928
Man taking chemical CaCO4 out of a jar to measure it on Toledo Scale in Ricketts laboratory at Agriculture Chemistry Building, University of Wisconsin.
Toledo Scale
April 12, 1928
Man measuring chemical CaCO4 on Toledo Scale in Ricketts laboratory at Agriculture Chemistry Building, University of Wisconsin.
Chemistry Laboratory
March 4, 1949
A woman stands near a row of beakers in a chemistry laboratory. Various jars and other equipment are visible on a shelf behind her.
Toledo Scale
May 22, 1928
Toledo scale in use at the University of Wisconsin Genetics barn.
Toledo Scale
July 30, 1929
A man reads a Toledo scale at the University of Wisconsin engineering building.
