Synthetic Archil Red
notes: label: Description
content: Archil is a red dye derived from lichens. This 30 ml glass bottle contains synthetic archil, a substance first prepared in 1878. The "Wm. Pickhardt & Kuttroff, New York" inscription refers to a dyestuff firm that was established in 1861, and that became the Continental Color and Chemical Co. in 1906.
label: Description
content: This sample was probably part of the Loeb Collection of Chemical Types, a collection that was formed under the bequest of Morris Loeb (1863-1912), a Jewish-American chemist and philanthropist, and sent to the Smithsonian in 1920.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0597.07
label: accession number
content: 1980.0597
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0597.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Synthetic Archil Red
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: archil red (contents material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 84 mm x 37 mm; 3 5/16 in x 1 7/16 in
label: Measurements
content: without stopper: 70 mm; 2 3/4 in