Chromatography Forum

Hello
I've had a request from a client we've been doing some method development work for and they've asked for something to illustrate that HPLC was commercially available in 1985. Does anyone out there have any old HPLC column catalogues, brochures or price lists that they'd be willing to fax or e-mail to me? Or if anyone has any ideas on where else I might be able to find something like this I'd be most grateful.
Thanks for your help.
Karen

I'd have a look at the Waters web site. Beckman, Milton Roy, Micromeretics (sp?), Spectra Physics (now part of Thermo-Fisher) were all players back then (I think).

Check out the "About us" section on the agilent website....

http://www.chem.agilent.com/cag/aboutap ... story.html

"1973 HP enters the HPLC market with the acquisition of Hupe and Busch."

Karen,

Perhaps one of the articles written by Leslie S. Ettre for LCGC Magazine can be of use to you. Here is a link to one such article:

http://chromatographyonline.findpharma. ... ail/172945

Regards,
Dan

KNAUER, based in Berlin, Germany, has been manufacturing HPLC instruments since 1974. You can view their "45th anniversary" brochure which includes photos of old HPLC instruments and systems here:

http://www.knauer.net/dwnld_fls/45_years_knauer.pdf

Or buy them a copy of "Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography" by Snyder and Kirkland (2nd ed) (1979).

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Mode ... _b_title_3

Chapter 1.1 of my book on "HPLC Columns" is a brief section of HPLC history and starts with the sentence: "HPLC as we know it today emerged around 1973."

Thanks to everyone for their helpful suggestions.
Karen

One more fun suggestion. At least I think it's fun. Look through old printed copies of Analytical Chemistry to see the latest and greatest advances of HPLC etc of the day.