{"id":9522,"date":"2026-01-16T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/special-collections-and-exhibitions\/exposicion-museo-iqs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:36:23","slug":"iqs-museum-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblioteca-iqs.mortensen.cat\/en\/get-to-know-us\/special-collections-and-exhibitions\/iqs-museum-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"IQS Old Museum Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Special Collections and Exhibitions\n <\/h4>\n <\/div>\n

\n IQS Old Museum Exhibition\n <\/h1>\n

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Density meters with a built-in mercury thermometer<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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  • Features<\/strong>:\u200b The built-in thermometer allowed for simultaneous temperature measurement.\u200b<\/li>\n
  • Manufacturer<\/strong>:\u200b Str\u00f6hlein & Co., D\u00fcsseldorf (Germany)\u200b<\/li>\n
  • Date<\/strong>:\u200b Early 20th century\u200b<\/li>\n
  • Source<\/strong>:\u200b IQS\u200b<\/li>\n
  • Location<\/strong>:\u200b Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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    • Date<\/strong>: Early 20th century<\/li>\n
    • Source<\/strong>: IQS<\/li>\n
    • Location<\/strong>: Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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      Chemical product catalogue<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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      • Manufacturer<\/strong>: Gehe & Co. AG, Dresden (Germany)<\/li>\n
      • Date<\/strong>: Early 20th century<\/li>\n
      • Source<\/strong>: IQS<\/li>\n
      • Location<\/strong>: Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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        Samples of chemical elements<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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        • Source<\/strong>: IQS<\/li>\n
        • Location<\/strong>: Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          V. F. L. Catalogue of Chemical Supplies (1905)<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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          • Details<\/strong>: Dedicated to Pare Vitoria<\/li>\n
          • Date<\/strong>: 1905<\/li>\n
          • Source<\/strong>: IQS<\/li>\n
          • Location<\/strong>: Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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            Wimshurst machine for generating static electricity<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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            • Description and operation<\/strong>: Information is provided from: *Treatise on Physics* \/ Kleiber, Karsten; revised and expanded by Professor Dr H. Alt. — Barcelona: Gustavo Gili\u200b<\/li>\n
            • Use<\/strong>: Experiments on the generation of static electricity in physics laboratories\u200b<\/li>\n
            • Date<\/strong>: Early 20th century\u200b<\/li>\n
            • Source<\/strong>: IQS\u200b<\/li>\n
            • Location<\/strong>: Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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              Laboratory diary<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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              • Characteristics<\/strong>: Chemical experiments: for lectures and laboratories \/ by Fr. Eduardo Vitoria, S.J. The copy on display was donated by Mr Francisco Garc\u00eda Estart\u00fas. It dates from the early 1940s, in the immediate post-war period in Spain<\/li>\n
              • Date<\/strong>:\u200b Early 20th century\u200b<\/li>\n
              • Source<\/strong>:\u200b Francisco Garc\u00eda Estart\u00fas\u200b<\/li>\n
              • Location<\/strong>:\u200b Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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                Record of absences and punctuality<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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                • Description<\/strong>: This is a printed register in which pupils\u2019 absences and lateness were recorded on a daily basis.<\/li>\n
                • Period<\/strong>: The register dates from the 1934\u201335 academic year. It is of great historical interest, as at that time the Society of Jesus had been suppressed and IQS operated under the name Centro de Estudios Qu\u00edmicos, headed by Professor Mu\u00f1oz.<\/li>\n
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                  Sartorius analytical balance<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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                  • Features<\/strong>:\u200b Two-pan balance with pneumatic dampers. It also features a Reiter (a small weight mounted on one of the arms which, by sliding along a grooved rail, can measure weights down to tenths of a milligram).\u200b<\/li>\n
                  • Manufacturer<\/strong>:\u200b Satorius (Germany)\u200b<\/li>\n
                  • Date<\/strong>: 1930s<\/li>\n
                  • Provenance<\/strong>: FHER Laboratories<\/li>\n
                  • Location<\/strong>: Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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                    • Characteristics<\/strong>:\u200b A set of weights for laboratory scales. It is of particular interest as it dates back to the early days of IQS and is even listed among the items recovered after the Spanish Civil War (1939).\u200b
                      \nManufacturer:\u200b Becker London\u200b<\/li>\n
                    • Date<\/strong>:\u200b 1915\u20131920\u200b<\/li>\n
                    • Provenance<\/strong>:\u200b IQS\u200b<\/li>\n
                    • Location<\/strong>:\u200b Casa Gardenyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      • Features<\/strong>:\u200b A visual comparison device. It consists of two tubes, in which the test sample and the standard are placed respectively; the level of the test liquid is adjusted until the same colour intensity is observed in a single field of view, divided into two halves.\u200b<\/li>\n
                      • Manufacturer<\/strong>: A. Jobin. Paris<\/li>\n
                      • Date<\/strong>: Early 20th century. This type of colorimeter came into use in the last third of the 19th century and remained in use until the mid-20th century.<\/li>\n
                      • Provenance<\/strong>: It was one of the few IQS instruments to survive the Spanish Civil War (1939).<\/li>\n
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