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Brisgo: The Notification!
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Brisgo, a trademarked depilatory compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for the cosmetic removal of hair from hog skin. The advertisement, published amidst the 1940 U.S.…
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Get that Extra Kick for 1940
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for D.H.S. Activator, a trademarked name for Ethylene glycol ether manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company to increase the effectiveness of liquid insecticides and sprays. This advertisement…
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Balancing Costs Against Kill
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for D.H.S. Activator, a trademarked name for Ethylene glycol ether manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company to increase the effectiveness and reduce the manufacturing costs of pyrethrum…
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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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Parlon: New Paint Ingredient...Improves Many Finishes
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Parlon, a chlorinated rubber manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base ingredient in paint finishes, as well as printing inks, textile coatings, and adhesives. The…
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Cellulose is Born tough...and that fact means money to you
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features a hand pulling on a chain link (presumably manufactured…
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Brisgo: The Keynote Speech
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Brisgo, a trademarked depilatory compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for the cosmetic removal of hair from hog skin. The advertisement, published amidst the 1940 U.S.…
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Harnessed...by a molecule!
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for cellulose derivatives manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds, including Nitrocellulose, Cellulose Acetate, and Ethyl Cellulose. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Plastics, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Cellulose, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial
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Meet the Most Versatile Member of the Cellulose Family
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Ethyl Cellulose manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a toughening agent in cable coatings, lacquers, films, plastics, and varnishes, among other applications. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Ethylcellulose, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Cellulose Acetate: It's 8 a.m. tomorrow in plastics
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features artistic renderings of various plastics products in a…
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Brisgo: Victory Parade
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Brisgo, a trademarked depilatory compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for the cosmetic removal of hair from hog skin. The advertisement, published amidst the 1940 U.S.…
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Brisgo: The Hair-Raising Campaign
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Brisgo, a trademarked depilatory compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for the cosmetic removal of hair from hog skin. The advertisement, published amidst the 1940 U.S.…
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New Paint Ingredient solves difficult problem for World of Tomorrow
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Parlon, a chlorinated rubber manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base ingredient in paint finishes, as well as printing inks, textile coatings, and adhesives. The…
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You Lose on Every Gallon...
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for D.H.S. Activator, a trademarked name for Ethylene glycol ether manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company to increase the effectiveness and reduce the manufacturing costs of pyrethrum and…
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Higher Kill - Lower Cost in Fly Sprays
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for D.H.S. Activator, a trademarked name for Ethylene glycol ether manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company to increase the effectiveness and reduce the manufacturing costs of pyrethrum and…
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To Sell More Cattle Spray - Sell These Four Farmers
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Yarmor, a trademarked name for pine oil manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company to increase the effectiveness and reduce the manufacturing costs of cattle spray insecticides. This…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Insecticides--Toxicology, Advertising, Industrial
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Tunneling is a Hercules Job
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Hercules Gelamite, a semi-gelatin explosive manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company as a standard explosive for tunneling and metal mining.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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Your 1941 Raw Materials: What To Do About Them
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for various naval stores products, including Yarmor 302 Pine Oil and D.H.S. Activator, manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as raw materials in the formulation of insecticides and…
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It's a Stampede to Brisgo
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for Brisgo, a trademarked depilatory compound manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for the cosmetic removal of hair from hog skin. The advertisement, published amidst the 1940 U.S.…
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The Hercules Mixer, Volume 23
- 1941-Jan – 1941-Dec
"The Hercules Mixer" was Hercules' in-house publication that provided both historical and technical information and also offered a glimpse of employees' day-to-day lives at the company. Portions of the February and…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations
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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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From the Pine Stump Comes a Restorative for Tired Rubber...
- Part of 1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
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, Rubber industry and trade, Hercules Incorporated, Terpenes, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial
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To Stretch the Protective Coat that Guards Defense Production...
- Part of 1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
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, Terpenes, Corporations, Solvents industry, Solvents, Advertising, Industrial
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For Chemical Progress: The Best Job in the World
- Part of 1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
Four-page promotional booklet advertising various raw materials manufactured and sold the Hercules Powder Company for a range of industrial applications, including rosins, insecticides, cellulose acetate, and…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Sell the Smell
- Why You Should Use Pine Oil Disinfectants
- Part of 1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
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…
