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Hercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1930s)
- 1940s
General view of an exhibition display advertising the products of the Hercules Powder Company's Paper Makers Chemical Division.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Rideout
- Subject Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical industry, Corporations, Trade shows, Hercules Incorporated, Naval stores, Gums and resins, Naval stores industry
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Naval stores products exhibition display
- 1940s
General view of an exhibition display showcasing naval stores products, including pine oil and wood turpentine, manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The display features a variety of products samples,…
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Rosin residue emulsion exhibition display
- 1940s
General view of an exhibition display advertising rosin residue emulsion manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in insecticides.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Gums and resins, Insecticides
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Lost in a Foundry exhibition display (circa 1940s)
- 1940s
General view of a Hercules Powder Company puppet theater display entitled "Lost in a Foundry" advertising Truline Binder for use in metal castings.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Puppet theater, Founding
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6 itemsHercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1940s)
- 1940s
Series of photographs depicting exhibition display panels showcasing various industrial applications of chemicals manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Mueller Photo
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations, Hercules Incorporated, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Trade shows, Insecticides, Gums and resins, Terpenes, Cellulose industry, Rubber
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2 itemsHercules Powder Company exhibition display (circa 1940s)
- 1940s
Two photographs depicting an exhibition display showcasing industrial chemical materials manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Photographer Mueller Photo
- Subject Corporations, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Trade shows, Advertising, Industrial, Advertising
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Portrait of Charles Stine (1882-1954)
- 1940s
Portrait of industrial chemist and long-time Du Pont executive Charles Stine (1882-1954).
Charles Milton Altland Stine was born on October 18, 1882 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of author and clergyman Milton Henry…
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American Mining Congress (circa 1940)
- Circa 1940
General view of the Hercules Powder Company display at the American Mining Congress held in Chicago, Illinois circa 1940.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Manufacturer Sanborn Studio
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Chemical industry, Explosives, Explosives industry, Trade shows, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, Mineral industries
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Dowmetal: The Metal that Travels Light!
- 1940
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features a woman carrying a suitcase; several modes of transportation, including a plane,…
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Dowmetal is Riding High!
- 1940-Jan
Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a plane flying above an array of clouds. The…
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Paper urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Paper urine sugar comparator is labeled "Somogyi urine sugar test." This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be an indicator of diabetes.
Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) was a…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael (1883-1971)
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
Used for the qualitative color comparison of urine samples, this urine sugar caparator consists of a wooden holder with holes along the top for holding test tubes next to the color indicators. The printed scale ranges…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment, Somogyi, Michael (1883-1971)
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2 itemsUrine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test likely belonged to Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971). Contains yellow printing with a fabric case. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael (1883-1971), Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Urine sugar comparator
- 1930 – 1950
This plastic comparator for the Somogyi Method Urine sugar test is possibly an early or prototype version since it contains no printing. This screening device is used to determine glucose levels in urine, which may be…
- Manufacturer A.S. Aloe Company
- Subject Somogyi, Michael (1883-1971), Diabetes, Diabetes--Treatment
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi with pipe
- 1940s
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) posed with a pipe. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Dr. Somogyi is best known for his preparation…
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Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi playing solitaire
- 1940s
Portrait of Dr. Michael Somogyi (1883-1971) playing solitaire while smoking a pipe. A Hungarian American professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Dr. Somogyi is best known…
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"The Test Tube Girl"
- 1940
Inset illustration of Du Pont's "Test Tube Girl," named as such given her outfit is made entirely of Du Pont plastic products. Her dress and gloves are made of rayon, her hat and bag of cellulose film, her heels are…
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34 itemsBlazing the Trail to New Frontiers Through Chemistry
- 1940
Promotional booklet advertising various products manufactured and sold by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Includes neoprene; dyes; fragrances; safety glass; seed disinfectants, fertilizers and sprays;…
- Publisher E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Lucite, Safety glass, Rubber, Artificial, Cellophane, Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Fabrikoid Division, Rayon, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, New York World's Fair, Photographic Society of America
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Table of the Elements in an Irregular Spiral
- 1940s
Rainbow-colored periodic table of the elements designed in the style of an irregular spiral. Per text accompanying the table, the colors and construction of the table are designed to express the relationship among…
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The Cities Men Build
- Advertisement for Dow Ferric Chloride
- 1940
Color print advertisement for Dow Ferric Chloride, a conditioning agent used to extract organic matter from water. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of various historic civilizations and details the use…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Refuse and refuse disposal, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Advertising, Sanitation, Ferric chloride, Sanitary engineering
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2 itemsAmerican Contemporaries article profiling Dr. Eugene Cornelius Sullivan (1872-1962)
- 1940
Two-page article from the "News Edition" of the magazine of the American Chemical Society profiling Dr. Eugene Cornelius Sullivan (1872-1962).
Eugene C. Sullivan was born on January 23, 1872 in Elgin, Illinois and…
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Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956)
- 1940s
Portrait of George Oenslager (1873-1956), research chemist for the B. F. Goodrich Company known for the discovery and industrial application of organic accelerators to rubber.
George Oenslager was born on September…
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3 itemsPenicillin fermentation vessel
- 1940 – 1949
This vessel is believed to be one of the original fermentation pans used by researchers at Oxford University to produce penicillin in the 1940s.
Rectangular porcelain vessel used for growing penicillin; sealed at all…
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2 itemsGilbert Microscope Set No. 20
- 1938 – 1960
Green wooden case with textured green paper surface; label on front of case features a young boy looking through a microscope and an enlarged image of a dog flea; metal latch opens double-sided interior. 16 glass test…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Chemcraft Chemical Magic No. [33?]
- 1940 – 1949
Wooden box painted red with white speckled paint design; case opens on a hinge to reveal nine (9) test tubes on left containing: sodium iodide solution, bleaching powder, sodium salicylate, cobalt chloride, ferric…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company