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Untitled [model of molecule, beaker, and flask]
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Conductron Corporation
Date made: circa 1970-1974
Materials: reflection hologram; film
Measurements: 3 in x 4 in
Classification: holograms
Hologram set within a case that resembles a hardback book cover; holographic film is centered within a cut out window on bottom half of the case; written below the hologram on the front cover is the word `Hologram;' above is written `Hologram produced by Conductron Corporation, Filter, cover and binding furnished by Kingsport Press, Inc.; when viewed with normal light, objects shown in hologram are unsharp and rainbow-colored; top half of case also has a cut out window in which is a piece of transparent red film; written below this red film on the back cover of the case is the word `Filter'; when the case is closed so that the red filter is directly behind the hologram and one is looking at the front cover (with `Hologram' showing), and when the case is held up to a white light source, a red image showing a model of a molecule on right and a flask on left in background can be seen; in foreground is a beaker, though is is difficult to discern.
1998.006.008
Gift of J. B. McElroy