
This collection consists of correspondence, publications, advertisements, and other ephemera produced by the Hercules Powder Company, later Hercules Inc. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company 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. The materials digitized and available here primarily consist of print advertisements for assorted Hercules' products, including Toxaphene, Pine Oil, and Parlon, dating from the 1930's to the 1950's.
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"...It Took CHEMISTRY to Realize the Nation's Wealth"
- Hercules Terpene and Rosin Chemicals
- Part of 1944 Hercules Advertisements
- 1944
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 Rosin oil, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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"Ethyl" Changes a Tire for the Better...
- Part of 1946 Hercules Advertisements
- 1946
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…
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"Here's Why I Buy Pine Oil Disinfectants"
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Advertisement for Yarmor Pine Oils manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in disinfectants. The advertisement features an image of a housewife holding a mop and details eight reasons for using pine…
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"The Finest Plastics Toys are Acetate"
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Two-page color advertisement for cellulose acetate made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features small line drawings showing different phases in the…
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"Yarmor" F Pine Oil, Still the Ideal Flotation Frother for Sulphide and Non-Sulphide Minerals
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Color print advertisment for "Yarmor" F Pine Oil, a frother manufactured by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows an illustration of bubbles emanating from the Hercules logo. Inside the bubbles are qualities…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Flotation, Metallurgy
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"Yarmor" F Pine Oil, still the ideal flotation frother for sulphide and non-sulphide minerals
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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'Hoppers may strike here...Kill 'em with USDA-Recommended Toxaphene
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Advertisement for Toxaphene, a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant developed by the Hercules Powder Company primarily for use in agricultural insecticides. The advertisement details predictions for an impending…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Insect pests--Control, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Insect pests
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...A Brilliant Record in the Field of Research
- Hercules Terpene and Roin Chemicals
- Part of 1944 Hercules Advertisements
- 1944
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 Rosin oil, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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10 Major Advantages of Poly-Pale Resin
- A Polymerized Rosin Developed by Hercules
- Part of 1943 Hercules Advertisements
- 1943
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, Corporations, Naval stores, Gums and resins, Polymerization, Advertising, Industrial
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11 items
1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1930 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
1936 Hercules Advertisements
- 1936
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1936 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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9 items
1937 Hercules Advertisements
- 1937
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1937 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Gunpowder, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial, Gunpowder industry
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7 items
1938 Hercules Advertisements
- 1938
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1938 edition is digitized…
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11 items
1939 Hercules Advertisements
- 1939
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1939 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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25 items
1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1940 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial
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18 items
1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1941 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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66 items
1943 Hercules Advertisements
- 1943
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1943 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Soap, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Turpentine, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Gums and resins, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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25 items
1944 Hercules Advertisements
- 1944
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1944 edition is digitized…
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49 items
1945 Hercules Advertisements
- 1945
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1945 edition is digitized…
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40 items
1946 Hercules Advertisements
- 1946
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1946 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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32 items
1947 Hercules Advertisements
- 1947
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1947 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Naval stores industry
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41 items
1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1948 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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56 items
1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1949 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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32 items
1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1950 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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27 items
1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1951 edition is digitized…