Hercules Pine Oils

2024-09-03T17:15:32-04:00

Print advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a graphic illustration of a mop and bucket, surrounded by blue droplets. Each droplet is labelled with an attribute of pine oil disinfectants, such as "Easy Mixing" and "Safe Handling." This advertisement appeared in Soap & Sanitary Chemicals.

Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in the manufacture of explosives and smokeless powders and subsequently diversified its business to encompass a variety of industrial products, including pine and paper chemicals, synthetics, pigments, polymers, and cellulose.