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This digital collection features selected chemistry sets, molecular models, and science kits used for both instruction and play, all primarily from the mid-20th century. Some of these objects were previously on display in the Institute's museum as part of the Science at Play exhibition. Materials in this collection also include lecture notes, such as Louis Pasteur’s on stereochemistry, as well as letters between scientists concerning the state of scientific education.

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  • 108 items
    Manuscripts, Charts, diagrams, etc, Records (Documents)

    United States Army Gas School Course Notes

    • 1918

    Notebook consists of handwritten notes taken by Francis E. Scott at the U.S. Army Gas School at Camp Kendrick, New Jersey, on the use of gas in warfare. The notes include teaching aids and a circular letter from…

    • Author Scott, Francis E.
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, World War (1914-1918), Chemical warfare--Safety measures, Military education, Intrenchments, Fries, Amos A. (Amos Alfred), 1873-1963, Gas masks--Maintenance and repair, United States. Army. Chemical Warfare Service, Scott, Francis E., Chemical agents (Munitions), Chemical warfare--Equipment and supplies, Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, Chemical warfare--Safety measures--Equipment and supplies, Phosgene, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use--Safety measures, United States. Army, Chlorine, Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use, Mustard gas, Trenches, Chemical warfare, Artillery, Chemical weapons, Chloropicrin
  • Publications

    Modified periodic table of elements

    • Part of Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry
    • 1919

    This modified periodic table of elements differs from Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev's (1834-1907) version as explained in the text.

    • Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
    • Subject Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements, Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching
  • 17 items
    Publications

    Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry

    • 1919

    Preface describes how this chemistry textbook contains an intermediate level of instruction, being more advanced than elementary chemistry but not as comprehensive as college chemistry. The modified periodic table of…

    • Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
    • Publisher The Century Co.
    • Subject Mendeleyev, Dmitry Ivanovich, 1834-1907, Periodic table, Periodic table of the elements, Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching, Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilʹevich, 1711-1765, Mayow, John, 1641-1679
  • Publications

    Fog tracks from radium

    • Part of Intermediate Text Book of Chemistry
    • 1919 (Date of publication)

    Plate features photographs by Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869-1959) of the fog tracks of radium. Figures one and two illustrate the paths of helium atoms, with an enlargement in figure three. Figure four shows the…

    • Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
    • Publisher The Century Co.
    • Photographer Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-1959
    • Subject Textbooks, Chemical elements, Scientific illustration, Science--Study and teaching, Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-1959, Radium, Radium--Analysis, Scientific illustration
  • 67 items
    Publications

    Gilbert Chemical Magic; A Presentation of Original and Famous Tricks in Conjuring Accomplished by the Use of Chemicals

    • Circa 1920

    This volume, intended for elementary and middle school-aged children, includes a series of chemistry and science experiments presented as magic tricks. Each experiment outlines instructions for the completion of the…

    • Author Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961
    • Publisher A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject A.C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961, Magic tricks, Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Chemistry--Experiments, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
  • 2 items
    Chemistry sets

    "Louis Pasteur" Microscope Set

    • After 1920

    Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…

    • Contributor Geo. Borgfeldt & Company
    • Manufacturer Carolyn Manufacturing Company Inc.
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, Carolyn Manufacturing Company Inc., Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Geo. Borgfeldt & Company
  • Publications

    Percentage composition of foods

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including corn, potato, onion, apple, peanut butter and olive oil. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…

    • After Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932, Food--Composition, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
  • Publications, Illustrations

    The Organs of Digestion

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Diagram from page 52 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the organs of the digestive system, including the mouth, throat, stomach, gall bladder, and spleen.

    The Science of Common Things is a…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science, Scientific illustration, Digestive organs
  • Publications, Illustrations

    How Coal Burns

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Diagram from page 163 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting how coal ignites and burns in a stove. Arrows illustrate the movement of air through the stove. The reactions between oxygen, carbon,…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Scientific illustration, Coal--Combustion, Coal
  • 416 items
    Publications

    The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

    • 1922

    Junior high school/high school-level textbook on science with topics including air; food; water; weather; fire; heating, lighting and electricity within homes; clothing and microscopic organisms. Begins with a foreword…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
  • Publications, Illustrations

    How a Furnace Heats a House

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Diagram from page 191 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting the movement of warm and cool air through a home to demonstrate the functionality of a furnace. Labels indicate heating components such as…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Scientific illustration, Furnaces, Dwellings--Heating and ventilation, Heating, Heating--Equipment and supplies
  • Maps, Publications

    Commonwealth of Massachusetts metropolitan water district/Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Map illustrating the Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds with the reservoirs, aqueducts and pipe pines that supply water to Boston, Massachusetts. Caption reads "This is one of the greatest water systems of the…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Science, Textbooks, Watersheds
  • Maps, Publications

    Daily weather map

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Daily weather map of the United States with symbols indicating the state of weather as well as isobars and isotherms illustrated by continuous or dotted lines, respectively. Arrows denote wind direction.

    Illustration…

    • After United States. Weather Bureau
    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Weather, Weather forecasting, Science
  • Publications

    Percentage composition of foods

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including a pork chop, cod, egg, cream cheese, bean and bread. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…

    • After Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932, Food--Composition, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
  • Publications

    Electrical wiring diagram for doorbells

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Printed photographic reproduction illustrating two wiring plans for a doorbell: one bell and two push buttons with either button ringing the bell, the other showing two bells and two push buttons with each button…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Electrical engineering--Study and teaching, Electricity, Science
  • Publications

    Students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Junior high school or high school-aged male students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment. Several students have their hands raised. Pennants on the wall list "Pioneer Science Club" and…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
  • Publications, Illustrations

    The Furnace and How it Works

    • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science
    • 1922

    Diagram from page 189 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting a home heating furnace. Arrows demonstrate the flow of air through the furnace and labels indicate the components of the furnace and stages…

    • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Scientific illustration, Furnaces, Heating, Heating--Equipment and supplies
  • 262 items
    Publications, Illustrated works

    Laboratory Chemistry for Girls

    • 1923

    Textbook of chemistry for use in schools where "girls are studying chemistry for any purpose - general education, or preparation for a trade or for higher education." The content of the work includes an overview of…

    • Author Jaques, Agnes French
    • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Sexism in textbooks, Sexism, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Chemistry--Experiments, Women--Education
  • 247 items
    Publications

    Applied Chemistry for Nurses

    • 1926

    Published in 1926, this textbook of chemistry was intended to instill "the elementary foundation principles of chemistry which will be of service to the nurse in her work." The work contains chapters that discuss…

    • Author Goostray, Stella, 1886-1969
    • Publisher Macmillan & Co.
    • Contributor Karr, Walter G. (Walter Gerald), 1892-1946
    • Printer The Cornwall Press
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Nursing--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Women in medicine, Women nurses, Nursing, Nursing students, Goostray, Stella, 1886-1969
  • 3 items
    Chemistry sets

    Gilbert Chemistry Outfit

    • 1930 – 1939

    Wooden case with two steel handles on top and cabinet doors on both sides which are secured with a steel latch; on one side, case inside has a steel red shelf with seven wooden chemical containers; below the shelf is a…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
  • Chemistry sets

    Porter Chemcraft Chemistry Outfit No. 0

    • 1930 – 1939

    Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…

    • Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
  • 18 items
    Publications

    Chemistry for Nurses

    • 1930

    Volume intended to provide nursing students with instruction in chemistry. The volume's content conveys the concepts from inorganic, organic, analytical, biological, and physical chemistry most applicable to a…

    • Author Koechig, Irene
    • Publisher Lea & Febiger
    • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Nursing, Nursing students, Nursing--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Women in medicine, Women nurses, Koechig, Irene, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)
  • Chemistry sets

    The 'BGL' Chemical Set

    • 1930 – 1939

    Green cardboard box with removable lid; bottom of box has green and red cardboard inserts for set components; top and bottom of box bottom have rows of seven green cardboard containers with removable lids; top row has…

    • Manufacturer British Games Limited
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, British Games Limited, Chemistry sets
  • 2 items
    Chemistry sets

    Midgetlab Chemical Outfit No. 10

    • 1933

    Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…

    • Manufacturer Midgetlab Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Midgetlab Company
  • Chemistry sets

    Gilbert Tele-Set Telegraph Outfit No. 3502

    • Circa 1935
    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Telegraph, A.C. Gilbert Company
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