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Central Scientific Company

Educational technology company from Chicago, early 1900s¹

Central Scientific Company was founded in 1900 in downtown Chicago. It was formed out of what was left of the Olmstad Scientific Company. Central Scientific manufactured and distributed science teaching equipment for schools, colleges, and universities by catalog mail order.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Central Scientific Co catalog cover — Photo: en:Central Scientific Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Central Scientific Company was founded in 1900 in downtown Chicago. It was formed out of what was left of the Olmstad Scientific Company.²

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