Science Kit
date: label: Date made
content: 1944
notes: label: Description
content: The text on the front of this hinged wooden box reads “Science Fundamentals” and “EXCITING EXPERIMENTS OF REAL EDUCATIONAL VALUE” and “CREATED BY SCIENCE SERVICE” and “©1944 SCIENCE SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C.” The material inside pertains to black light and glowing materials.
label: Description
content: We do not know who designed “FUNdamentals of Science” but suspect that Watson Davis had a hand in the matter. An enthusiastic writer and advocate for science, Davis became managing editor of Science Service shortly after that organization was formed in 1921 and served as director from 1933 until his death in 1967. Davis’ son and daughter-in-law gave this kit to the Smithsonian.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miles & Audrey Davis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.3116.03
label: nonaccession number
content: 1992.3116
label: catalog number
content: 1992.3116.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Science Teaching Kit
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 mm x 241 mm x 317 mm; 2 3/8 in x 9 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/8 in x 9 1/2 in x 12 9/16 in; 6.0325 cm x 24.13 cm x 31.90875 cm