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Starting a home lab in 1932

The_Davster - 20-12-2007 at 18:44

I found images that I saved on my computer, that I found on a website at some point and since forgot where. All I know is that it is from a 1932 issue of Popular Science.
Note on the last page the add for the chemistry set from the porter chemical house. I believe it is of the type spoken of in "Uncle Tungsten":P

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chemkid - 21-12-2007 at 10:18

At the end of the article it says this column will be continued, presumably on a monthly basis. If any one has these feel free to put them up.

YT2095 - 21-12-2007 at 11:10

thanks Davster, I absolutely Love to see articles like that, the halcyon days of yesteryear *sigh*

what the hell went wrong :(

The_Davster - 21-12-2007 at 11:59

I am currently in the process(acrobat pro is messing with me) of putting together several more of these pdfs, as I found the images on my HD, I would love to know where they came from:( and if more exist.

There is one on chlorine gas I also posted in a thread in Legal and Societal but I will repost it here.
Some are of greater content than beginnings(such as the home HF one which I will put together next, or the Hg one) but for completeness, they will all be in this thread.

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The_Davster - 21-12-2007 at 12:27

Etching fun with HF:P

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Xenoid - 21-12-2007 at 12:34

@ The Davster

I don't want to be a killjoy....:D

But I think you'll find all these on the modernmechanix website along with many other "weird stunts".

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/category/chemistry/

This link has been posted several times previously!

The_Davster - 21-12-2007 at 12:39

My bad! I knew I had gotten them from somewhere!
Thanks! as I only had 2 more articles saved;)

Oh well, here is the last pdf I made

EDIT: WOW There is actually an article on making SO3 and oleum at home:o:D

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