Accession No

6616.1

Brief Description

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Polystyrene plastic, #245), by Science Service and repackaged by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1961

Origin

Washington D.C., USA; Cambridge, England

Maker

Science Service Advisory Centre for Education

Class

demonstration; games; chemistry

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

(c)

Material

Plastic (polystyrene); paper (paper); metal

Dimensions

171mm (width) x 112mm (depth) x 15mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from www.eBay.co.uk on or before 18/12/2015.

Inscription

Description Notes

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Polystyrene plastic, #245), by Science Service and repackaged by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1961.

Polystyrene plastic, unit no. 245, issued March 1961.

In grey envelope rather than box. Contains polystyrene pellets in unopened bag, two “biaxially oriented polyflex” polystyrene sheets of differing thickness (0.0015 and 0.005 inch), three white “stanofome”foamed polystyrene sheets in 0.010, 0.012 and 0.015 inch thicknesses, one white foamed polystyrene board and one “styrofoam” foamed polystyrene sheet as well as an instruction booklet and a page from ACE translating American English terms in the booklet. The instruction booklet educates the owner on the importance and history of plastic and explains 25 experiments to demonstrate the different properties and their varying purposes. The booklet is twice the size of the later ones and is unstapled at the fold. Produced by Burrell Wood and gives Watson Davis as the Director of Science Service.

Generally the kit is in good/fair condition and complete. Some of the polystyrene sheets are worn and folded and the foamed polystyrene board is torn along the edges. The packaging is quite worn.

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