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Title |
Raychem Corporation Heat Shrink Tubing Kit, 1980 |
Object Name |
Kit, Science |
Description |
Raychem Corporation Heat Shrink Tubing Kit, 1980. Heat shrink tubing science kit produced by the Raychem Corporation to be, "used by your teenage sons and daughters for a general science class, speech class or honor society talk. Especially precocious children might even take samples and candle to 'Show and Tell' session of Kindergarten or First Grade." The kit contains: (A) One double-sided instruction sheet printed in black ink on white 11" x 8.5" paper; (B-C) two pieces of unirradiated black tubing; (D-E) two pieces of irradiated blue tubing. The Demonstration section of the instructions read, "Heat the tubing that is not irradiated (black). When it is heated by holding an inch or two above the flame of a Bunsen Burner or candle and rotated, it melts and flows. It has no form stability. Now, take the irradiated and expanded heat shrinkable tubing (blue) and heat it. It shrinks very quickly and while it is still hot you can stretch it like a rubber band. If it is cooled in the stretched position, it will stay there. When reheated, it snaps back to the shape in which it was irradiated." The sheet also contains an illustrated explanation of cross-linking. The instruction sheet is folded and stored with the pieces of tubing in a clear plastic bag. |
Date |
1980 |
Creator |
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2016.024.002.2 |
Dimensions |
H-6.75 W-4.125 D-0.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
Overall size in bag: 6.75" x 4.125" x 0.5" (A) 11" x 8.5" (B-C) (D-E) |
Collection |
3D - Public Entertainment Devices |
Inscription Text |
"(c) Raychem Corporation Printed in USA H51002 10/80" (printed vertically on front, bottom left margin) |
Provenance |
One of many copies of a promotional science kit aimed at children. |
Search Terms |
Business Business and Industry Education Industry Radiation Chemistry Raychem Corporation Science |
Subjects |
Business Education Industry Radiation chemistry Science |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Caroline Calloway |