Advertisements

Toxaphene Socks 'Em

  • 1952

Rights

Public Domain

Download selected image

Small JPG800 x 906px — 126 KBMedium JPG1200 x 1358px — 358 KBLarge JPG2880 x 3259px — 2.1 MBFull-sized JPG4410 x 4991px — 4.6 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 4410 x 4991px — 63.0 MB
View
Public
Domain

Advertisement featuring a black and white photograph of a dead boll weevil with caption reading:

Close-up of a boll weevil, flat on its back – killed by toxaphene

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.

Property Value
Creator of work
Format
Genre
Extent
  • 11.25 in. H x 8.5 in. W
Language
Subject
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

Physical location

Department
Collection
Series arrangement
  • Series II: Advertising
Physical container
  • Volume 1952
View in library catalog

Related Items

Cite as

Hercules Incorporated. “Toxaphene Socks 'Em.” 1952 Hercules Advertisements, 1952. Records of Hercules Incorporated, Volume 1952. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/st74cr27k.

  Export citation (RIS) ?

This citation is automatically generated and may contain errors.

The Science History Institute recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful, containing racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, or homophobic language or depictions. The history of science is not exempt from beliefs or practices harmful to traditionally marginalized groups. The Institute is engaged in ongoing efforts to responsibly present and address the evidence of oppression and injustice inextricable from the history of science. If you would like to learn more about our ongoing efforts or if you encounter harmful, inaccurate, or insufficient descriptions, please contact us at digital@sciencehistory.org.