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 Toxaphene Agricultural Insecticides. A list of pests that toxaphene will kill borders the right edge of the page with a paragraph below outlining the contents of the booklet. A reproduction of a sample page from the booklet lists pest names and the U.S.D.A.'s recommendation for application along with general remarks.

Originally trademarked by the Hercules Powder Company, Toxaphene was a synthetic organic insecticide toxicant primarily used in agricultural insecticides.

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.