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- Blau & Co. Bench Machine -
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Blau & Co. Bench Machine
- Austrian Physician and Writer Jakob Eduard Polak, circa 1870 - The interestingly dressed man in this carte-de-visite is Jakob Eduard Polak. Born into a Jewish family in what is now the Czech Republic, Polak received his medical degree at Vienna, Austria in the 1840s. From 1851 to 1860, he taught medicine at a college in Iran and became the personal physician to the shah. He returned to Austria in the early 1860s.
- circa 1870
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Austrian Physician and Writer Jakob Eduard Polak, circa 1870
The interestingly dressed man in this carte-de-visite is Jakob Eduard Polak. Born into a Jewish family in what is now the Czech Republic, Polak received his medical degree at Vienna, Austria in the 1840s. From 1851 to 1860, he taught medicine at a college in Iran and became the personal physician to the shah. He returned to Austria in the early 1860s.
- H. Aron Meter, Used by Budapest General Electric Company, 1898 - Hermann Aron, a German physicist and lecturer-turned-manufacturer, developed a pendulum watt-hour meter in the 1880s for companies that supplied electricity to consumers in Europe's growing urban areas. Swinging pendulums turned hands on dials that accurately registered how much electricity customers used--so companies could charge appropriate rates. Aron's pendulum meters remained practical until less expensive motor meters became standard.
- 1898
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H. Aron Meter, Used by Budapest General Electric Company, 1898
Hermann Aron, a German physicist and lecturer-turned-manufacturer, developed a pendulum watt-hour meter in the 1880s for companies that supplied electricity to consumers in Europe's growing urban areas. Swinging pendulums turned hands on dials that accurately registered how much electricity customers used--so companies could charge appropriate rates. Aron's pendulum meters remained practical until less expensive motor meters became standard.
- Portrait of an Austrian Military Officer, circa 1875 - Photographer Fritz Luckhardt (1843-1894) was a meticulous craftsman in his vocation. The German-born photographer moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1865 and opened a studio two years later. He specialized in portrait photography, especially for celebrities and artists, establishing himself as the premier society photographer in the city.
- circa 1875
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Portrait of an Austrian Military Officer, circa 1875
Photographer Fritz Luckhardt (1843-1894) was a meticulous craftsman in his vocation. The German-born photographer moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1865 and opened a studio two years later. He specialized in portrait photography, especially for celebrities and artists, establishing himself as the premier society photographer in the city.
- Female Opera Singer. circa 1875 - Photographer Fritz Luckhardt (1843-1894) was a meticulous craftsman in his vocation. The German-born photographer moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1865 and opened a studio two years later. He specialized in portrait photography, especially for celebrities and artists, establishing himself as the premier society photographer in the city.
- circa 1875
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Female Opera Singer. circa 1875
Photographer Fritz Luckhardt (1843-1894) was a meticulous craftsman in his vocation. The German-born photographer moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1865 and opened a studio two years later. He specialized in portrait photography, especially for celebrities and artists, establishing himself as the premier society photographer in the city.
- Portrait of an Austrian Military Officer, 1867 -
- 1867
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Portrait of an Austrian Military Officer, 1867
- Medal Awarded to Henry Ford, 1926 - Henry Ford was recognized as more than an automotive industrialist; throughout his years in the public eye he was acknowledged by many civic and corporate associations. This medal, from a group of Austrian business leaders, was presented to Henry Ford recognizing that the advances made by him in automobile production could be utilized by the entire manufacturing world.
- 1926
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Medal Awarded to Henry Ford, 1926
Henry Ford was recognized as more than an automotive industrialist; throughout his years in the public eye he was acknowledged by many civic and corporate associations. This medal, from a group of Austrian business leaders, was presented to Henry Ford recognizing that the advances made by him in automobile production could be utilized by the entire manufacturing world.
- H. Aron Meter, Used by the Budapest General Electric Company, 1899 - Hermann Aron, a German physicist and lecturer-turned-manufacturer, developed a pendulum watt-hour meter in the 1880s for companies that supplied electricity to consumers in Europe's growing urban areas. Swinging pendulums turned hands on dials that accurately registered how much electricity customers used--so companies could charge appropriate rates. Aron's pendulum meters remained practical until less expensive motor meters became standard.
- 1899
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H. Aron Meter, Used by the Budapest General Electric Company, 1899
Hermann Aron, a German physicist and lecturer-turned-manufacturer, developed a pendulum watt-hour meter in the 1880s for companies that supplied electricity to consumers in Europe's growing urban areas. Swinging pendulums turned hands on dials that accurately registered how much electricity customers used--so companies could charge appropriate rates. Aron's pendulum meters remained practical until less expensive motor meters became standard.