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Tour of Perkin-Elmer facility with view of scientific instruments

  • 1960s

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General view of several unidentified men examining scientific instruments manufactured and sold by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. The Perkin-Elmer Corporation was founded in 1937 by Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer as an optical design and consulting company and later expanded into the manufacture of analytical and astronomical instruments.

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  • 8 in. W x 10 in. L
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 2

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Perkin-Elmer Corporation. “Tour of Perkin-Elmer Facility with View of Scientific Instruments,” 1960–1969. Photographs from the Perkin-Elmer-Applera Collection, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2n49t2598.

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