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- Mortar, circa 1910 - Veterinarians used a mortar and pestle to crush, grind, and blend medicines into a powder or paste. Creating powdered medicine from solid tablets and dissolving it in liquids helped veterinarians administer medicine easily and safely so it acted quickly. This mortar and pestle belonged to M. C. Bigelow, a veterinary doctor from Flushing, Michigan.
- circa 1910
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Mortar, circa 1910
Veterinarians used a mortar and pestle to crush, grind, and blend medicines into a powder or paste. Creating powdered medicine from solid tablets and dissolving it in liquids helped veterinarians administer medicine easily and safely so it acted quickly. This mortar and pestle belonged to M. C. Bigelow, a veterinary doctor from Flushing, Michigan.
- Norton Cylindrical Grinder, 1900 - This is the first high-production cylindrical grinder built. Designed by Charles H. Norton in 1900, this machine was capable of accurately finishing cylindrical parts 16 times faster than any previous grinder. Norton's machine became essential to industries, like the fledgling automobile industry, which demanded precision hardened-steel parts on an unprecedented scale.
- 1900
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Norton Cylindrical Grinder, 1900
This is the first high-production cylindrical grinder built. Designed by Charles H. Norton in 1900, this machine was capable of accurately finishing cylindrical parts 16 times faster than any previous grinder. Norton's machine became essential to industries, like the fledgling automobile industry, which demanded precision hardened-steel parts on an unprecedented scale.
- Black & Decker Type A Disc Sander, 1929 - Alonzo G. Decker and S. Duncan Black, who operated a small manufacturing company in Baltimore, Maryland, began designing and producing electric tools in 1916. Their pistol-style grip and trigger switch, patented the following year, set the standard for power tool design. Black & Decker developed new products as the company expanded through the 1920s, introducing a portable electric sander in 1929.
- 1929
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Black & Decker Type A Disc Sander, 1929
Alonzo G. Decker and S. Duncan Black, who operated a small manufacturing company in Baltimore, Maryland, began designing and producing electric tools in 1916. Their pistol-style grip and trigger switch, patented the following year, set the standard for power tool design. Black & Decker developed new products as the company expanded through the 1920s, introducing a portable electric sander in 1929.
- Enterprise Coffee Mill, 1893-1898 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Enterprise Coffee Mill, 1893-1898
- Grinding Wheel, 1880-1920 -
- 1880-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Grinding Wheel, 1880-1920
- Crescent No. 7 Coffee Grinder -
- Collections - Artifact
Crescent No. 7 Coffee Grinder
- Mortar and Pestle -
- Collections - Artifact
Mortar and Pestle
- Grindstone -
- Collections - Artifact
Grindstone
- "Acid Lava Mortar" by Colin Heaney, 1999 -
- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
"Acid Lava Mortar" by Colin Heaney, 1999
- Mortar and Pestle, 1700-1850 -
- 1700-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Mortar and Pestle, 1700-1850