Illustrated trade card depicts alchemist Albertus Magnus (1193?-1280) working in a lab with a vessel releasing steam. Also includes an inset bust of Magnus. Verso is an advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat along…

Illustrated trade card depicts 8th-century Arabic polymath Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān (c. 721-c. 815), westernized by Europeans as "Geber," speaking with his teacher Giafar el Ssâdik. They stand over a scroll with…

Illustrated trade card depicts the monument of Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) in Munich, Germany with an inset of Liebig working in the laboratory as well as a closeup of the statue's bust surrounded by a laurel wreath.…

Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including a pork chop, cod, egg, cream cheese, bean and bread. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…

Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including corn, potato, onion, apple, peanut butter and olive oil. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…

Pamphlet reviews plastic packaging manufactured by Dow Chemical Company including flexible films like Saran Wrap, foamed products such as Styrofoam, coatings including Ethocel, as well as molding and extrusion materials…

Currently banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to potential health concerns, this pamphlet outlines how Cyclan, or calcium cyclamate, can be used as an artificial sweetener in place of sugar as a…

General view of a promotional gift box containing assorted Dow plastics products, including Saran Wrap and Handi-Wrap sandwich bags. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during…

The cover and title page are digitized from the first edition of this seminal work responsible for exposing dangerous adulterations to foods and beverages. Food and drug purity legislation followed later in the…

Chapters cover food types commonly adulterated through the use of additives, with some additives being non-food items such as plaster of Paris, lead and brick dust. End of book features plate illustrations of common…

Pocket-sized cookbook features recipes using Horsford baking powder including recipes for biscuits, rolls, muffins and short cakes.

Two views of a sales display featuring assorted household supplies, including Dow brand Saran Wrap and Handi-wrap. Initially developed for the U.S. Army to wrap arms and equipment for transport during World War II,…

Two-page article from the July 12, 1948 edition of Chemical and Engineering News profiling Dr. Betty J. Sullivan (1902-1999).

Betty J. Sullivan was born on May 31, 1902 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and educated at the…

Eighteen illustrations of various fats under a microscope. Some examples are under polarized light. Dr. Taylor was trying to create a method of analyzing different fat types to be able to judge purity of food against…

This reprint is Dr. Thomas Taylor's reply to the magazine Science relating to his heavily disputed method of analyzing fats for adulteration. In 1871, Dr. Taylor (1820-1910) was appointed Microscopist to the United…

Comprehensive book on the ice industry with content and illustrations on the harvesting, cutting and storing of ice; ice house construction; handling, transport and marketing of ice; the use of ice in refrigeration; ice…

Promotional pamphlet Aji-No-Moto, a mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by S. Suzuki & Co., Ltd. Designed to market Aji-No-Moto to housewives, the pamphlet includes recipes for a variety of…

Advertisement for Aji-No-Moto, a mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by S. Suzuki & Co., Ltd.

Advertisement for Aji-No-Moto, a mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by S. Suzuki & Co., Ltd.

Advertising brochure for Aji-No-Moto, a mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by S. Suzuki & Co., Ltd.

Advertisement for K.T. Epicurean's Powder, a mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by the Kun Tai Factory, Shanghai, and distributed in the United States by Wah Chah Company.

Advertisement for Aji-No-Moto, a mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by S. Suzuki & Co., Ltd.

Advertisement for Aji-No-Moto, a pure mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by S. Suzuki & Co., Ltd.

Advertising brochure for Ac'cent, a pure mono sodium glutamate (MSG) food additive product manufactured by the Amino Products Division of the International Minerals & Chemical Corporation.

The scene depicts a character named Dr. Cashdown Mixer, Analytical Chemist collecting payments for items such as "Analysis Tea," "Analysis Coffee," and Analysis Oilymargarine" from a line of gentleman.

This cartoon…