Chemistry Set
date: label: Date made
content: 1942
name: label: maker
content: Lionel Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: “LIONEL CHEM-LAB / The Miniature Chemical Laboratory for Boys” was introduced in 1941, with advertisements claiming it was “Not a flimsy, good-for-a-few-days plaything, but a whole, professional research laboratory in miniature.” There were seven models, ranging in price from $1.50 to $15.75. The accompanying <i>Manual of Experiments: Facts and Fun for the Boy Chemist</i> was written by Lee Yorgey Davidheiser, PhD, head of the Department of Chemistry at Wagner College, in Staten Island, N.Y.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0221.03
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0221.03
label: accession number
content: 1992.0221
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Chemistry Set
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 43.2 cm x 35.5 cm x 7 cm; 17 in x 14 in x 2 3/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 11/16 in x 17 in x 14 in; 6.82625 cm x 43.18 cm x 35.56 cm