Gilbert Catalog
Price in 1954: $9.95
Four shelves of chemicals, two tilt-forward steel racks of test tubes and apparatus, plus ample equipment and three big book-lets make this all-steel cabinet a real chemistry set value. Experiments total 379. Apparatus includes alcohol lamp, professional type stirring rods, funnel, etc. Besides 84-page FUN WITH GILBERT CHEMISTRY book, another book GILBERT HOME CHEMISTRY tells about experiments which can be done with every-day materials. A third booklet describes 80 experiments in the fascinating Field of glass blowing, Steel cabinet is 9 1/2” wide, 13 3/4” high, 3 1/4” deep and opens to over 2 ft.

Price in 1955: Unlisted
Features 6 big shelves of chemicals and powders, and new plastic box for apparatus. Set has chemicals and apparatus for 379 thrilling experiments! Alcohol lamp, glass stirring rods, funnel, etc. are included in list of professional equipment. 84-page "FUN WITH GILBERT CHEMISTRY" plus "GILBERT HOME CHEMISTRY" and "GLASS BLOWING" describe hundreds of other experiments. Set measures 9 1/2" x 13 3/4" x 3 1/4".