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Wedges for New Markets: Hercose
- Part of 1936 Hercules Advertisements
- 1936
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…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Nitrocellulose, Hercules Incorporated, Lacquerers, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial
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Insecticides containing Yarmor 302
- Part of 1936 Hercules Advertisements
- 1936
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…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Cleanliness is Not Only a Virtue...It is a Necessity
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for Yarmor Steam-Distilled Pine Oil manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in disinfectants, deodorants, and insecticides. The advertisement depicts the application of disinfectant at…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Soap, Chemical industry, Disinfectants industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Soap trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Pine Oil: Disinfectant--Deodorant--Insecticide
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for steam-distilled pine oil manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in disinfectants, deodorants, and insecticides. This advertisement appeared in the January 1930 edition of Soap.
…- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Soap, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Soap trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Materials Our Grandmothers Never Knew
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for pine oil products manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in the production of textiles. The advertisement depicts men and women wearing garments made from so-called modern…
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The Finished Product Passes Every Test
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for pine oil products manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in the production of textiles. The advertisement depicts two men inspecting a textile sample and details how Hercules pine…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Textile industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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The Test of Time
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for wood rosin manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in soap. The advertisement depicts Father Time washing clothes and details how Hercules wood rosin is used to produce soaps whose…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Soap, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Gums and resins, Soap trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Advertisement for Hercules Rosins
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for wood rosins manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in the manufacture of varnishes, paints, adhesives, and other naval stores products. The advertisement depicts a hand holding a…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Gums and resins, Advertising, Industrial
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Advertisement for Hercules Steam-Distilled Wood Turpentine
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for steam-distilled wood turpentine manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company, with illustration of brand mascots 'Turp and 'Tine. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Turpentine, Hercules Incorporated, Turpentine industry and trade, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Explosives Bring the Oil Fields to You
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for explosives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in construction, mining, and prospecting, among other applications. The advertisement details how Hercules explosives are used to…
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Explosives Make the Skyscraper Possible
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for explosives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in construction, mining, and quarrying, among other applications. The advertisement depicts an Art Deco-style skyscraper…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Skyscrapers, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1936-Nov-10
Lee de Forest states that he returned from a trip to Chicago to find his company in financial disarray. He regrets that Beckman's contracted work was continued, despite an inability to pay for it, and assures him that…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Financial crises
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1936-Oct-09
Lee de Forest states that he has "temporarily become disassociated from the activities of De Forest Television Corporation" and advises Beckman to retain any equipment currently in his possession.
Lee de Forest…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Financial crises
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Receipt and memorandum of record
- Circa 1936
The receipt lists materials the De Forest Television Corporation received from Arnold O. Beckman. The memorandum concerns work Beckman performed for the American Television Corporation, the De Forest Television…
- Creator Of Work Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Celluloid, Metal coating
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1936-Jul-02
Lee de Forest discusses testing Beckman's film-coating process with antimony. A sample of antimony paper is included.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Antimony, Metal coating
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Arthur E. Freston
- 1934-May-28
Arnold O. Beckman provides an overview of the vacuum film-coating process developed for Lee de Forest. The process successfully coated film with magnesium, lead, bismuth, aluminum, and silver. The letter is apparently…
- Addressee Freston, Arthur E.
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Celluloid, Metal coating
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1934-May-10
In this letter, de Forest discusses the possibility of using chemicals to fight forest fires.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum tubes in the early twentieth century. His serial…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Fire extinction, Forest fires--Prevention and control, United States. Forest Service
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1931-Nov-09
In this letter, de Forest proposes a process that could replace halftone film.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum tubes in the early twentieth century. His serial business ventures…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Photoengraving--Halftone process
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1931-Oct-22
De Forest inquires about Beckman's progress toward a chemical coating that might change in opacity or color, and details the "very fine and uniform quality" of silver coated film de Forest is able to produce.
Lee de…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Silver films (Metal coating), Silvering, Celluloid
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1931-Oct-09
The letter discusses the "very nice results" of using new Eastman film and queries as to the possible effects of light upon silvering solution.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Silver films (Metal coating), Silvering, Celluloid
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1931-Sep-09
The letter requests deliverables of 100 feet of silvered film, and two 10 foot pieces with a silver coating on emulsion film and clear stock.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Silver films (Metal coating), Silvering
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Formula for silvering film
- 1931-Aug-25
The handwritten document was created in connection with Arnold O. Beckman's consulting work for Lee de Forest.
- Creator Of Work Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Silver films (Metal coating), Silvering, Celluloid
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Lee de Forest
- 1931-Jul-18
Arnold O. Beckman, then an assistant professor of chemistry at Caltech, offers his assistance as a consulting chemist.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum tubes in the early…
- Addressee De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Celluloid, Electroplating
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Letter from Lee de Forest to the Dean of Chemistry at Caltech
- 1931-Jul-15
In this letter, Lee de Forest requests a referral to a chemist who might help electroplate film.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum tubes in the early twentieth century. His serial…
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Celluloid, Electroplating
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Mysto Magic Show Set Advertising Poster
- 1930 – 1940
This two-color poster advertises a performance of magic tricks, as part of the Mysto Magic Show Set, manufactured by the A. C. Gilbert Company around 1940. The kit included theatrical makeup, props, and an instruction…