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3 items
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
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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
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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
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3 items
New York Toy and Game Co. Fingerprinter Forensics Lab
- 1932
Cardboard game box containing a children's fingerprinting set. The materials include a rectangular pane of glass blackened from use, a paintbrush, an ink roller, three used "fingerprint record sheets," two containers of…
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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
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Chemcraft Chemical Outfit No. 5
- Circa 1935
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
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Gilbert Tele-Set Telegraph Outfit No. 3502
- Circa 1935
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Telegraph, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Wilson College chemistry club
- Circa 1937
Group photograph depicting members of the chemistry club at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The group consists of nine women gathered around a table while observing one member pouring an unknown substance…
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2 items
Gilbert Microscope Set No. 20
- 1938 – 1960
Green wooden case with textured green paper surface; label on front of case features a young boy looking through a microscope and an enlarged image of a dog flea; metal latch opens double-sided interior. 16 glass test…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Mysto Magic Exhibition Set No. 2
- Circa 1938
This kit features theatrical makeup, props, and an instruction booklet, designed for putting on magic shows and performing tricks. Aimed towards children, the set includes interlocking cardboard rings, playing cards, a…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Magic, Magic shows, Toys, A.C. Gilbert Company, Magic tricks--Equipment and supplies
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4 items
Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit
- Circa 1940
Cardboard pop-out modeling kit; unused.
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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32 items
Chemcraft Chemical Magic
- 95 Mystifying Magical Demonstrations
- 1940
A manual written for middle to high school-age students to accompany the Chemcraft Chemical Magic Set. Includes 58 magic-themed experiments for the user to "amaze [their] friends by producing odors, invisible inks, and…
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2 items
Chemcraft Chemical Magic No. [33?]
- 1940 – 1949
Wooden box painted red with white speckled paint design. The case opens on a hinge to reveal nine test tubes on left containing sodium iodide solution, bleaching powder, sodium salicylate, cobalt chloride, ferric…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Fisher Hirschfelder Taylor Atomic Organic Model Kit
- 1940
A wooden case contains twenty internal compartments made of cardboard. Colored wooden pieces represent atoms with metal snap fasteners imitating chemical bonds; contains sulfur (yellow), oxygen (light blue), nitrogen…
- Manufacturer Fisher Scientific Company
- Subject Molecules--Models, Fisher Scientific Company
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How to Use The Chemical Illustrators
- 1940
Modeling kit instruction manual, six unused cardboard sheets containing pop-out pieces representing ions, and a handwritten document found in the pages of the manual signed and dated Herbert T. Pratt, January 2, 1995.
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Letter from Harold Urey to Frank Stodola
- 1940-Aug-19
Concerning appointment of Stodola as an Instructor at Columbia University.
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Laboratory exercises for Household and Organic Chemistry course at Pennsylvania State University
- 1942
Notebook of laboratory exercises for Household and Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 52) course taught by American chemist, home economist, and college administrator Dr. Pauline Beery Mack (1891-1974) at Pennsylvania State…
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22 items
Study questions for Household and Organic Chemistry course at Pennsylvania State University
- 1942
Study questions for Household and Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 52) course taught by American chemist, home economist, and college administrator Dr. Pauline Beery Mack (1891-1974) at Pennsylvania State University. The…
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Letter from Joshua Lederberg to Frank Stodola
- 1942-Jul-06
Written by Joshua Lederberg while 17 years old, seeking permission to take Stodola's Chem s42C course, despite not having taken the necessary prerequisites.
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2 items
A.C. Gilbert No. 1 "Chemistry Outfit for Boys"
- 1943
Board-game like rectangular cardboard box; box top comes off and reveals a blue cardboard frame in the box bottom to support various set components; to the top right of the frame is a row of six wooden chemical…
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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The Practical Chemist
- 1947
Cardboard box with color printing shows boys and girls engaged in household chemistry: cleaning and polishing metals, "chemistry magic," stain removal and laundry tasks. Inside, blue-labeled vials of chemical samples…
- Manufacturer Science Creations, Inc.
- Subject Chemistry sets, Toys, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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Gilbert Electric Eye Kit
- 1949
- Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
- Subject Electric apparatus and appliances, Electricity, A.C. Gilbert Company, Electron tubes
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Charles C. Price in classroom
- 1950s
General view of American chemist Charles C. Price lecturing in front of a blackboard. This photograph was likely taken at the University of Notre Dame, where he served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of…
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2 items
Courtauld Atomic Model Kit
- 1950 – 1955
Wooden case with internal wooden dividers; model pieces are color coded and shape coded, and made of plastic with metal links as bonds. Model pieces can be assembled to create molecular structure for bromine, carbon,…
- Manufacturer Griffin & George Ltd
- Subject Molecules--Models, Chemistry--Study and teaching
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National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (circa 1950s)
- 1950s
General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company. The two individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.
Formed in 1912 as part of an…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, 4-H clubs, Entomology, Entomology--Research, Science--Study and teaching, Insects