Instruments for Science, 1800-1914: Scientific Trade Catalogs in Smithsonian Collections
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Instrument for Science, 1800-1914: Scientific Trade Catalogs in Smithsonian Collections

Digital Collection 2003
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Washington, D.C.

Introductory essays by:
Steven Turner, Specialist in the Physical Sciences Collection of the National Museum of American History

and

Jim Roan
Reference Librarian, National Museum of American History Library

Site design by Nicole Van Doren

Special thanks is given to the following Smithsonian Institution Libraries' volunteers for their work on this project:

  • Joseph Salcetti (inventory of trade catalog collection and data entry)
  • Lexow Grant (additional imaging and database work)
  • Betty Hu (additional imaging and database work)

Initial funding for this project was provided by The Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Digital imaging information:
Original images captured at 400 dpi in grayscale or color on a Zeutschel Model 5000 Scanner by PTFS, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland)

Additional images captured at 400 dpi in color on an Epson Perfection 1640SU flatbed scanner.

Images stored as TIFFs. High resolution web images reduced to 96 dpi and rescaled to 1000 pixels on the short side. Images which do not contain significant color information are displayed in grayscale.