Accession No
6616.15
Brief Description
‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Chemical Indicators, no. 2), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1960s
Origin
Cambridge, England
Maker
Advisory Centre for Education
Class
demonstration; games; chemistry
Earliest Date
1963
Latest Date
1966
Inscription Date
Material
Paper (card, paper); metal; plastic; glass; cork
Dimensions
152mm (width) x 114mm (height) x 27mm (depth)
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from www.eBay.co.uk on or before 18/12/2015.
Inscription
Description Notes
‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Chemical Indicators, no. 2), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1960s.
Things of Science kit, no. 2, ‘Chemical Indicators’.
Box contains red and blue litmus paper (one of each colour), lead acetate paper, starch iodide paper, 5 pieces of universal indicator paper (all previous in plastic bag), a colour chart, neutral untreated paper, specimen tube with a cork, test tube, Pyrex glass test tube, tweezers, a plastic tray and card box. Contained within plastic tray which also has 3 indents to hold test tubes upright. The 8 page instruction leaflet details what chemical indicators are and explains the uses and discovery of litmus, indicator paper, starch iodide paper and lead acetate paper. In addition it tells the reader how to make your own indicator paper and about acids, alkalis, and pH indicators. There is also a piece of paper educating the user on how to get more indicator paper and promoting the new Things of Science Newsletter, which the owner is asked to contribute to.
Good condition, slight wear and tear on box. Complete.
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Description
These Things of Science kits, created by Advisory Centre for Education in the 1960s, would have been sent out to young audiences in the U.K. and enabled the user to practice science experiments relating to the contents of the box. Subjects were broad and covered topics such as simple machines, osmosis and shells as well as road safety. The kits were inspired by their U.S. counterparts, created by Science Service from the 1940s onwards. Originally, Advisory Centre for Education purchased the U.S. kits and relabelled them, but although these kits contain the same materials as the U.S. kits, they are completely repackaged.
08/09/2016
Created by: Rosanna Evans on 08/09/2016
FM:47157
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