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For Chemical Progress
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Four-page promotional booklet advertising various raw materials manufactured and sold the Hercules Powder Company for a range of industrial applications, including pine and paper chemicals, synthetics, pigments,…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Plastics industry and trade, Advertising, Industrial
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The Public Voted In This Beauty Contest
- 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 photo of a woman in a shower framed by artistic…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Chemurgic Hercules
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for various raw materials manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for a range of industrial applications, including pine and paper chemicals, rosins, resins, and cellulose. The advertisement…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Agricultural industries, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Beautiful...and Tough
- 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 products made from…
- 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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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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Visibility Skyrockets Sales
- Part of 1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
Advertisement for cellulose derivatives, including Nitrocellulose, Cellulose Acetate, and Ethyl Cellulose, manufactured and marketed by the Hercules Powder Company for use in plastic sheeting and packaging materials.…
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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What's Your Mileage on a Gallon of Paint?
- Wonderful New Ingredient, Parlon, Makes Finishes Last Longer - on the Road and Underfoot
- 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 synthetic enamels, as well as paint finishes, printing inks, textile coatings, and…
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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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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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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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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…
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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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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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The Emergency and Hercules Pine Oils
- 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, Textile chemical industry, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Textile chemicals, Advertising, Industrial
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Hercules Explosives and Blasting Supplies: Pete sees mechanized mining improving
- 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…
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Do You Smell Your Disinfectants in the Ritzy Night Spots?
- 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…
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