Trade catalogs from Hercules Powder Co. Inc.

Date Range: 1800s-1900s

Company Name: Hercules Powder Co. Inc.Related Companies: Cellulose Products Dept. ; Technical Services Div. ; Explosives Div. ; Naval Stores Div. ; Huron Milling Div. ; Virginia Cellulose Dept.

Place: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): Mills and milling suppliesPlastics and rubberExplosives and fireworksAgricultural tools and machineryLumber; logging; timber and forestryFoods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)FirearmsMining machinery; equipment and suppliesChemicals and chemical productsFarm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)Packaging materials and shippingTopic: Agricultural implementsAgricultural machineryBeverage industryChemicalsDairyingDistilleriesExplosives industryFarm equipmentFirearms industry and tradeFireworksFood industry and tradeForests and forestryLumberMilling machineryMining machinery industryPackaging machineryPlastics industry and tradeRubber industry and tradeTimber

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Location: Trade Literature at the American History Museum LibraryCollection: Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_20986

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: Cellulose products ; terpene & rosin chemicals ; synthetics ; paper makers chemicals ; chemical cotton ; explosives ; wood rosin for paper sizing ; rosin rubber for tires ; toxicants for insecticides ; packaging and paper lacquers ; nonelectric delay blasting systems ; blasting machines ; chemicals for mining ; sporting powders for shotguns, riffles & revolvers ; flotation oils ; land clearing and wood utilization by distillation ; "Huron MSG" flavor enhancer for food.Includes: Trade catalog and historiesBlack and white imagesColor imagesPhysical Description: 141 pieces; 5 boxes

Record Id: SILNMAHTL_20986

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