Find the Rosin in this Picture
Advertisement for Hercules Pentalyn
- Part of 1945 Hercules Advertisements
- 1945
Advertisement for Pentalyn resins and other naval stores products manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in varnishes, paints, and insecticides. The advertisement depicts a man and a young girl examining a tree of chemical symbols representing the formula of Pentalyn. This advertisement appeared in several July 1945 issues of Weekly Naval Stores Review.
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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Hercules Incorporated. “Find the Rosin in This Picture.” 1945 Hercules Advertisements, 1945. Records of Hercules Incorporated, Volume 1945. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/k35695053.
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