Cardboard box with removable lid; lime cardboard insert with various indentations and slits for chemicals and tools; on the bottom is a row of six amber glass bottles with lime metallic removable lids houses in…

The pamphlet provides an overview of the rules, prizes, and purpose of the Southern California Science Fair, held April 23-29, 1955, at the Los Angeles County Museum. The following year, Beckman Instruments would become…

Wooden case with a blue synthetic covering. Case opens on a hinge to reveal three shelves of amber glass bottles with red metal lids; 21 bottles containing the following: aluminum sulphate, ammonium chloride, borax,…

Manual written to accompany the Gilbert Chemistry Outfit No. 7 chemistry set for middle to high school-age students, especially boys. Includes instructions for a range of home chemistry experiments requiring only…

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…

Manual written to accompany the Gilbert Chemistry Outfit No. 7 chemistry set for middle to high school-age students. Includes a range of experiments in areas of inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry, organic chemistry,…

Microscope instructions and an inspection information card for the Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310.

Wooden grey-blue case that opens on a hinge. Inside, the left side of the case contains a sealed glass bottle of mounting cement, a sealed glass bottle of thinner, small cardboard boxes labeled "Microcraft Microscopy…

Manual written to accompany the Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310 for the amateur microscopist. Includes instructions for using the microscope and accessories, as well as a range of experiments and recommendations for…

General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company.

Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…

Mexican postage stamp issued to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México (the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico) on January 1, 1936. Established during the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Written by Joshua Lederberg while 17 years old, seeking permission to take Stodola's Chem s42C course, despite not having taken the necessary prerequisites.

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…

Cardboard pop-out modeling kit; unused.

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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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…

Concerning appointment of Stodola as an Instructor at Columbia University.

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…