{"product_id":"rare-old-stock-lab-grown-quartz-from-bell-telephone-laboratories-post-ww2-era","title":"Rare old stock Lab-Grown Quartz from Bell Telephone Laboratories (Post WW2 era)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eVery unique and rarely seen Lab Grown\/Synthetic Quartz from Bell Telephone Laboratories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e   This is what was grown by Bell Telecommunications Labs as the source of pure oscillator wafers many decades ago, post WW2. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eFree of impurities and w\/ excellent optical clarity. You can see on each end, where it was once connected to small pieces of metal, grown off of those, and then \"plucked off\/harvested\". This specimen is unique as it very long, w\/ extremely good clarity, top quality, and uncut w\/ rich historical provenance via the Bell Lab oscillator\/etc era. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e   This represents a significant milestone in technological advancements made during the post WW2 era, with the development of efficient synthetic quartz growth mechanisms via vacuum tech and heat paired with a seed of natural quartz. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eIt solved the problem of the existence of impurities in mined natural quartz allowing for the development of absolutely pure oscillator-grade quartz completely free of impurity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eReally amazing piece with a wonderful history. American ingenuity that led to the age of computers, space exploration, and beyond!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eSpecimen size approx. 20.5 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52euvLFK_Wk\" title=\"Rare old stock Lab-Grown Quartz from Bell Telephone Laboratories (Post WW2 era)\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arkansas Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52729840468250,"sku":"A82_B169","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/5187\/5354\/files\/57_8c17a504-aab8-4a25-9c38-9c83634db56e.jpg?v=1787347132","url":"https:\/\/www.arkansasminerals.com\/products\/rare-old-stock-lab-grown-quartz-from-bell-telephone-laboratories-post-ww2-era","provider":"Arkansas Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}