Box, Gun cleaning patches

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Box, Gun cleaning patches

Entry/Object ID

54.89.24

Description

Herter's Gun Cleaning Patches. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/4" square x 6" L. Description: tan grained cardboard with black printed information on side: "Herter's Trade Mark Registered Model Perfect Gun Cleaning Double Face Patches Round Cut Use only to clean guns 12 and 16 gauge Contents 100 Herter's Inc. Waseca, Minn. U.S.A."; printed on side: "If you value your gun you cannot afford to take a chance with other products. The finest gun cleaning products in the world are made by Herter's. Herter's Detrothal Gun Bore Cleaner. 5 times and more effective than any nitro solvent. This scientific gun bore cleaner dissolves and removes powder and primer residue, penetrates and cleans even the pores of your rifle barrel, removes fouling and is a rust inhibitor. Herter's 629 Silicone Gun Lubricant. Liquid type. This is the lubricate you must yse for difficult gun lubricating conditions. Freeze it in your electric freezer. Put it on the hot burner of an electric stove. It will not thin out or stiffen in any way. Guaranteed to contain no oil of any kind. No oil will stand these tests. Unexcelled for small arms and automatic weapon lubrication under the most difficult weather conditions and the necessary standard for aircraft machine guns at high altitudes." "Herter's Trade Mark Registered Model Perfect Gun Cleaning Double Face Round Cut Patches Equals or exceeds the specifications of the armies of the United States of America, Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Argentina, Germany and Switzerland. Copyrighted 1949 by Herter's, Inc. Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A." "Armorers, Gunsmiths and Military Personnel Please Note: Herter's 630 Silicone Gun Lubricant... Herter's Gun Lubricate and Rustproofers. Swiss Formula Herter's Hickory Gun Cleaning Rods. Foreign Customs Officials Note: Contents and Container Made in U.S.A."

Context

Waseca business: Herter's Inc. Herter; Herters; Herter's.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Box, Gun cleaning patches

Class

Merchandising T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Sci & Tech

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 20, 1992

Update Date

November 21, 2024