Accession No

6615.6

Brief Description

‘Things of Science’ educational kit ('Color' (colour), #319), by Science Service, U.S.A., c. 1967

Origin

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Maker

Science Service

Class

demonstration; games; physics

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

(c)

Material

Paper (paper, card); metal (brass, other); string; plastic

Dimensions

173mm (width) x 117mm (depth) x 12mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased via www.eBay.com on or before 25/10/2015.

Inscription

Description Notes

‘Things of Science’ educational kit ('Color', #319), by Science Service, U.S.A., c. 1967.

Produced by Science Service as part of a subscription for children whereby kits were posted to homes monthly for $5 inside the U.S. and $1 extra outside the U.S. (rising to $6 with $1 extra in 1966 and $9.50 in 1968 with $1.50 extra). Kits contain a booklet detailing information about the subject and a list of experiments to try using the contents of the box. Some of the kits come in envelopes, for example Color (#319). Booklets edited by Ruby Yoshioka; E.G. Sherburne Jr. is credited as the director of the service

Envelope containing 28-page booklet with information and experiments about colour, vision, colour by subtraction and addition, mixing pigments, colour wheels, colour transmission, illumination and its effect on colour, afterimage, colour characteristics. Also contains 5 sheets of coloured paper, 4 coloured filters, a cardboard wheel, two brass paper fasteners, string, two diagrams.

Front of box has label with address.

Condition: good. Envelope has been affected by light and is significantly darkened in places and coloured filters have been bagged separately for preservation. Complete.

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