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An Open-and-Shut Case of Good Design
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Color print advertisement for Hercocel A, a cellulose acetate molding powder manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a photograph of a woman in a work uniform holding a plastic lunch…
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Announcing a New Chemical with High Phenol Coefficient
- Rosin Amine D Acetate
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Advertisement for Rosin Amine D Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in disinfectants. This advertisement appeared in the May 1948 issue of Soap & Sanitary Chemicals.
Formed in 1912 as…
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Another Design First
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Color print advertisement for Flame-Resistant Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement features a photograph of a woman holding an IRO Electric Deodorizer. The text describes the…
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Answer to a Foundry Man's Prayer...How to Increase Production with Present Equipment
- Advertisement for Hercules Truline Binder
- 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, Foundries, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Founding, Metal castings, Advertising, Industrial
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Approved toxaphene for the control of these pests
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for toxaphene with an extended list of harmful insects that can be controlled through the use of toxaphene.
Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic organic…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Are insects eating into farm income?
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company with an arrow reading "get this free booklet" pointing to a booklet entitled Current State and Federal Recommendations on How to Use and Apply…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Are the Scrub Women Rooting for You?
- 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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At Home or Away, at Work or Play...Cellulosics Save and Sell
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Two-page color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement includes small black-and-white photographs of consumer…
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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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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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Better Margins from Marginals with Hercules Pine Oils
- 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…
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Bigger crops, bigger profits with toxaphene agricultural insecticides
- 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.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Insect pests--Control, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Break Your Core-Baking Bottleneck with Truline Binder
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
This advertisement appeared in the January 1948 issue of Foundry.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in the…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Founding, Metal castings, Advertising, Industrial
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Brighter Colors, Cleaner Ground with Daintex!
- Part of 1943 Hercules Advertisements
- 1943
Advertisement for Daintex, a terpene-based chemical manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in soaps and detergents. This advertisement appeared in the June 1943 issue of Laundry Age.
Formed in…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Soap, Chemical industry, Detergent industry, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Detergents, Advertising, Industrial
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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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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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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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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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Brush Up on Cellulose Gum
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Print advertisement for cellulose gum, manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company as a stabilizer and thickening agent in consumer goods. The advertisement features a lifelike illustration of a toothpaste tube…
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Bubbles to Order for Ore Flotation
- Part of 1945 Hercules Advertisements
- 1945
Advertisement for Yarmor F, a naval stores product manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a frother. This advertisement appeared in the May 1945 issue of Engineering & Mining Journal.
Formed in…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Flotation, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial, Corporations
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CMC Saves Your Neck
- Part of 1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
Print advertisement for Hercules CMC, unpurified cellulose gum manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company for use in detergent products and as a laundry finishing aid. The advertisement features a line drawing of…
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CMC in Synthetic Detergents cuts cost—improves wash
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Stylized print advertisement for CMC (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) produced by Hercules Powder Company depicts a shirt, sock, curtains, underwear and a dress being washed with bubbles emanating from the wash. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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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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Cellulosics for Durability, Styling, and Versatility
- Part of 1949 Hercules Advertisements
- 1949
Colorful print spread advertising cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. On each page, the advertisement features a minimalist illustration of a hand;…
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Cellulosics, The Most Useful of All Plastics
- Part of 1946 Hercules Advertisements
- 1946
Colorful print spread advertising cellulosic plastic compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement specifically features the compounds cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, and ethyl…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, DDT (Insecticide), Corporations, Naval stores, Thanite, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial