DuPont Company gunpowder advertisement
Creation: 1851Abstract
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The company was established in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and his son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont the company began with the production of gunpowder. This item is an 1851 advertisement for DuPont gunpowders, including Eagle gunpowder, gunpowder for ordnance, and gunpowder for blasting and shipping.
Dates
- Creation: 1851
Creator
- Steel, James W., 1799-1879 (Engraver, Person)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 print : b&w engraving ; 18.5 x 14.5 in.
Historical Note
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The company was established in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) the company began with the production of gunpowder. The du Pont’s purchased a mill site on the banks of the Brandywine River just North of Wilmington, Delaware. During wartime the company was a major supplier for the United States government. During peacetime, the company marketed their product towards sportsmen and hunters. Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder production and towards chemistry innovations. By 1926 the company officially dissolved the powder production unit, although it had already been inactive for many years.
Scope and Content
This item is an 1851 advertisement for DuPont gunpowders, including Eagle gunpowder, gunpowder for ordnance, and gunpowder for blasting and shipping. Engraved advertisement features vignettes of hunting scenes, stacked rifles, and eagle. The advertisement is titled "DuPont's Gunpowder: Superfine, Sporting, and All Other Kinds" and was drawn and engraved by J.W. Steel, Philadelphia.
Location
DF Box 16.
Access Restrictions
This item is available for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- DuPont Company gunpowder advertisement
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository