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Chemical Industry

Accounting book showing the records for citric acid, 1882
Accounting book showing the records for citric acid, 1882

Historical accounting book showing the records for citric acid, 1882.

A box of Atophan marketed by Schering & Glatz in the United States, 1929
Atophan box marketed by Schering & Glatz in the United States, 1929

A box of Atophan marketed by Schering & Glatz in the United States, 1929

Bottles of tartaric acid produced by Pfizer, ca. 1862
Bottles of tartaric acid produced by Pfizer, ca. 1862

Historical bottles of tartaric acid produced by Pfizer, ca. 1862

Dr. Hector Carveth, who taught chemistry at Cornell University before joining Roessler & Hasslacher in 1905
Carveth, Hector who taught chemistry at Cornell University before joining Roessler & Hasslacher in 1905

Portrait of Dr. Hector Carveth, who taught chemistry at Cornell University before joining Roessler & Hasslacher in 1905.

Chemiewerk, Bad Homburg, Germany
Chemiewerk, Bad Homburg, Germany

Overhead photograph of Chemiewerk, Bad Homburg, Germany. Chemiewerk, owned by Jewish businessman Arthur Abelmann, was “Aryanized” in 1933.

Display of Schering Corporation products in an American shop, ca. 1935
Display of Schering Corporation products in an American shop, ca. 1935

Display of Schering Corporation products in an American shop, ca. 1935

Headquarters of Schering AG in Wedding, ca. 1938
Headquarters of Schering AG in Wedding, ca. 1938

Headquarters of Schering AG in Wedding, ca. 1938. Note: Compare with the more traditional façade of the building several years…

The headquarters of Schering-Kahlbaum AG, ca. 1930
Headquarters of Schering-Kahlbaum AG, ca. 1930

The headquarters of Schering-Kahlbaum AG, ca. 1930. Note: Compare with the etching of the same building nine years earlier and…

Illustration of the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 1868
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, 1868

In 1867, brothers Otto, Gustav, and Edward Mallinckrodt formed G. Mallinckrodt & Co. and erected the first company buildings on…

Gustavus Michaelis, German-American scientist-entrepreneur
Michaelis, Gustavus German-American scientist-entrepreneur

Portrait of German-American scientist-entrepreneur Gustavus Michaelis, who accused Roessler & Hasslacher of having violated his intellectual property rights when it…

Package of Persil detergent, 1907
Package of Persil detergent, 1907

Package of Persil detergent, 1907.

Pfizer Brooklyn Plant, ca. 1915
Pfizer Brooklyn Plant, ca. 1915

Etching of Pfizer Brooklyn Plant, ca. 1915

Pfizer scientists and equipment, ca. 1855
Pfizer scientists and equipment, ca. 1855

Pfizer scientists and equipment, ca. 1855

The plant of Cheimsche Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering) in Berlin-Wedding, ca. 1913.
Plant of Cheimsche Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering) in Berlin-Wedding, ca. 1913.

The plant of Cheimsche Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering) in Berlin-Wedding, ca. 1913.

The plant of the Chemische Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering) in Wedding, Berlin, 1921.
Plant of the Chemische Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering) in Wedding, Berlin, 1921.

The plant of the Chemische Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering) in Wedding, Berlin, 1921. Note: Compare with the photo…

Ira Remsen
Remsen, Ira

Ira Remsen, professor of chemistry at Johns Hopkins University, was one the star witnesses who testified on behalf Hasslacher in…

Franz Roessler, Jacob Hasslacher’s business partner
Roessler, Franz, Jacob Hasslacher’s business partner

Portrait of Jacob Hasslacher’s business partner, Franz Roessler.

Schering & Glatz logo
Schering & Glatz logo

The building that housed Schering & Glatz’s New York City office
Schering & Glatz’s New York City office

The building that housed Schering & Glatz’s New York City office

Schering Menthol Product Label
Schering Menthol Product Label

Label for menthol product manufactured by Schering in Germany and distributed by Schering & Glatz in the United States.

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