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Endowed with sufficient capital (a legacy from Du Pont), Hercules was able to salvage its naval stores division by developing a paler turpentine and convincing its customers that wood (as opposed to pitch) naval stores were a bargain.
Advertisement for steam-distilled wood turpentine manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company, with illustration of brand mascots 'Turp and 'Tine. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in the manufacture of explosives and smokeless powders ...
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One of two Hercules plants specializing in naval stores, the Brunswick plant extracted rosin, turpentine, and pine oil from pine tree stumps in order to produce a range of chemicals used in the manufacture of varnishes, paints, adhesives, insecticides, textiles, and other industrial products.
This advertisement appeared in the February 26, 1948 and May 6, 1948 issues of Hardware Age. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc.) initially specialized in the manufacture of explosives and smokeless powders and...
Jul 29, 2013 · The name was first used by the California Powder Works (CPW) to market a popular brand of explosive powder to miners during the California Gold Rush (1848–1855).At the time, CPW’s biggest rival was Giant Powder Company, so CPW chose the name Hercules because of the demigod’s famous ability to slay giants.
Turp and Tine show how Hercules turpentine is distilled from pine wood chips.
May 29, 2018 · Sales of aerospace equipment and fuels accounted for almost 10% of sales in 1961, 15% in 1962 and 25% in 1963. Throughout the Vietnam War Hercules continued to derive approximately 25% of its profits from rocket fuels, anti-personnel weapons and specialty chemicals such as Agent Orange and napalm.
