Photography courtesy of Chemical Heritage Foundation (top left, bottom right); by Dustin Fenstermacher (top right, bottom left)
BACK IN THE DAY: (clockwise) Skil-Craft sent imaginations into space in the 1950s; kids in 1965 still got real chemistry sets with burners and balances; Gilbert’s 1958 girls’ set was a nice gesture but had no chemicals; Lionel-Porter Chemcraft’s beautiful sets ruled the 1960s.
Great Balls of Fire!
Why old chemistry sets were better — and how to make your own today.
It’s true: chemistry sets today don’t measure up to the classic kits that once scorched Formica kitchen tables across the nation. But you ...
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