Land Development with Hercules Dynamite
Land Clearing, Ditch Digging, Tree Planting, Subsoiling
- 1923
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Small JPG1200 x 1751px — 503 KBFull-sized JPG2607 x 3804px — 3.4 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 2607 x 3804px — 28.4 MBIllustrated work containing information about Hercules brand explosives and their value to the American farmer. Chapters cover topics such as blasting supplies manufactured and sold by the Hercules Company; handling of dynamite and blasting supplies; and specific applications of dynamite for clearing land, ditching, subsoiling, and broadly for use on the farm or orchard. Includes a mail-in estimate sheet for placing an order with the Hercules Powder Company.
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company 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 Powder Company. “Land Development with Hercules Dynamite.” Wilmington, Delaware: Hercules Powder Company, 1923. TP285 .H47 1923. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/voyeszj.
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