Accession No

6666

Brief Description

advertisement for Chemcraft chemistry sets by Porter Chemical Company, from Popular Mechanics Magazine, U.S.A., 1929 (c)

Origin

U.S.A.; Chicago

Maker

Porter Chemical Company Popular Mechanics Magazine

Class

ephemera; chemistry

Earliest Date

1929

Latest Date

1929

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

240mm (height) x 160mm (eidth)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased before 2007.

Inscription

Description Notes

Advertisement for chemistry sets by Chemcraft, from Popular Mechanics Magazine, U.S.A., c. 1929

One page advertisement from Popular Mechanics Magazine, Vol. 6, December 1929, page 141 for various Chemcraft products, including the No. 15 set, WoodCraft, The Telephone Book, Chemcraft Junior, and for their Free Magazine. Includes price list for the six sets they produced at that time: No. 1 ($1.00), No.3 ($3.00), No,5 ($5.00), No. 10 ($10.00), No. 15 ($15.00) and No. 25 ($25.00).

On the other side (p. 142) are adverts for Loftis Bros & Co. diamonds and watches; the Eureka Advertiser, Racing and Sports Equipment in Aurora, Illinois; the Inkograph, a Doubl Action Automatic that shoots cigarettes; and W.B. & J.E. Boce's Handi-Benches No. 5 and No. 3.

For additional photocopies of pages of the contents of the magazine, see Object History File.

In good condition, complete.

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