Abrasive Mixing Machine (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 abrasive mixing machine 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.319524
label: catalog number
content: 319524
label: accession number
content: 118902
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mixing machine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: model: 10 in; 25.4 cm
label: Measurements
content: base: 11 in x 9 1/8 in; 27.94 cm x 23.1775 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 9/16 in x 10 7/8 in x 9 1/8 in; 24.28875 cm x 27.6225 cm x 23.1775 cm