The coolest book ever.... So doing pure library work today, shifting *tons* of reference books (literally the whole lot from Z#### to QC so far) and I ran across the coolest book ever. Asking me to shift science reference books is kind of like sending a kid to his room with his PS2 as punishment. Anyway, it's a great way to learn the collection...

Here's the book:
Local LC call number: TP151 .C53
Title: The Chemical formulary.
Publication info: New York [etc.] Chemical Publishing Company.
Physical description: v. 23 cm.
Volume/date range: v. 1- 1933-
General note: "Collection of commercial formulas for making thousands of products in many fields."
Indexes: Vols. 1-6, 1933-43. 1 v.; Vols. 1-10, 1933-57. 1 v.; Vols. 1-15, 1 v.
General note: Editor: v.1- H. Bennett.
Subject: Chemistry, Technical--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
Personal author: Bennett, H. (Harry), 1895-

This little series of books has recipes for everything from pyrotechnics to handcream! How 'bout re-creating the army ration vegetable soup? It's in there.... Perfume... Asbestos insulation... Yellow smoke... If you can only get the ingredients.

Now I just need a reference question where they ask me how to make moustache pomade...  ¶ 3:10 PM| |cites (technorati) |