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Hercules Vibrogels and Vibrocaps exhibit panel (circa 1930's)

  • Circa 1930

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General view of an exhibit panel for Vibrogel explosives and Vibrocap blasting caps manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company.

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 its business to encompass a variety of industrial products, including pine and paper chemicals, synthetics, pigments, polymers, and cellulose.

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  • 10.25 in. H x 7.5 in. W
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  • Box 26, Folder 56
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Hercules Incorporated. “Hercules Vibrogels and Vibrocaps Exhibit Panel (circa 1930's),” circa 1930. Photographs from the Records & Ephemera of Hercules Incorporated, Box 26, Folder 56. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/c49cncw.

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