TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik dye label with anchor ID - tb09j693r PB - Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik CY - Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany DA - 1900/// YR - 1900 M3 - dye transfer prints UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/tb09j693r AB - Dye label depicts an anchor in front of a sun cresting over a body of water. Cartouche illustration is surrounded by an elaborate border with the Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik (BASF) trademark insignia. Founded in 1865, Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik (BASF) was once the largest chemical factory in the world. Based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, the company first concentrated on the manufacture of synthetic dyestuffs. Key breakthroughs came in the form of the industrial production of synthetic indigo (1897) and the discovery of the indanthrene dyes (1901). Aniline dyes determined much of the firm's business. The company primarily advertised by submitting its products for awards at regional and international industrial trade fairs, especially world's fairs. KW - Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik KW - Advertising KW - Dye industry KW - Dyes and dyeing KW - Printed ephemera LA - English ER -