Figures & data
Figure 1 August Wilhelm Hofmann, Staff, and Students at the Royal College of Chemistry, London, probably 1855. William Henry Perkin is in the back row, fifth from right. Edelstein Collection.
Figure 2 Perkin and his First Wife (and Cousin), Jemima (née Lissett), ca 1861. The dress could well be dyed with mauve and possibly even from the same dress length now held by the Science Museum, London. Courtesy of the Science Museum/Science and Society Picture Library.
Figure 3 This Cartoon Accompanied early 1960s Advertisements that Put the Case for Privatisation of General Aniline & Film. For two decades after 1945 the sale of the corporation was hampered by disputes over ultimate ownership. Edelstein Collection.
