Aloxite Crusher (Model)
notes: label: Description
content: Edward G. Acheson (1856-1931), a chemist from Pittsburgh, discovered a way to synthesize silicon carbide, an extremely hard substance, and named it carborundum. He formed the Carborundum Company in Pennsylvania in 1890, and moved it to Niagara Falls, N.Y. in 1895. The Smithsonian mounted an exhibit showcasing Acheson and his work in 1930.The Carborundum Company gave this model of an aluminum oxide (aloxite) crusher to the Smithsonian in 1932.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Carborundum Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.319521
label: catalog number
content: 319521
label: accession number
content: 118902
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Crusher, Aloxite (Model)
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: model: 5 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 8 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 14.605 cm x 21.59 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 5/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 9 in; 14.2875 cm x 14.605 cm x 22.86 cm