Gilbert ChemLab 4, circa 1965

Artifact

Chemistry set

Date Made

circa 1965

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.6.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kenneth Head.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Wire
Ceramic (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in

Width: 29.25 in

Length: 16.25 in

Inscriptions

on front and back of packaging: GILBERT(R) CHEMLAB 4 / NEW! EXCLUSIVE! COMPLETE HOME WORKING LABORATORY / THE A.C. GILBERT COMPANY, ERECTOR SQUARE, NEW HAVEN, CONN., U.S.A. 12305 on sides of packaging: GILBERT(R) / CHEMLAB 4 / 29 CHEMICALS 700 EXPERIMENTS 12305 stamped on left side of packaging: PAT. PEND. on top of packaging: GILBERT CHEMLAB 4 / COMPLETE HOME WORKING LABORATORY 12306 / SAFETY / TESTED / 29 / CHEMICALS / 6 STORAGE LAB RACKS / 700 EXPERIMENTS / 2 TEST TUBE RACKS METRIC SCALE / HYDROPONICS TANK MORTAR & PESTLE / ALCOHOL LAMP EQUIPMENT RACKS / WARNING: This set contains chemicals that may be harmful / if misused. Read cautions on individual containers carefully. Not / to be used by children except under adult supervision.

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