2.15
Kit, Gunstock Finishing
1952
Herter's Gunstock Finishing Kit, No. 12. a) Herter's Gunstock Finishing Kit Instructions Booklet, 1952. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 3/4". Description: white cover; black print: "Herter's Gunstock Finishing Kit Instructions, Herter's, Inc., Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A."; black and white photo of Herter's Gunstock Finishing Kit; Herter logo in lower left corner; 15 pages. b) Sandpaper. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: Nine pieces of sandpaper. c) Felt Stock Finishing Pad. Size: 2" diameter. Description: gray felt circular stock finishing pads. d) Brush. Material: textile, plastic. Size: 2 1/4" L. Description: white plastic handle; black bristles at end. e) Liege Finish. Material: metal, glass, paper. Size: 1 1/4" x 3 1/2". Description: clear glass jar; black metal lid with Herter logo in center; print around rim of lid: "Herter's Inc., Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A."; brown paper label around jar: "Herter's Liege Finish for Gunstocks, World's Finest, Impervious to Alcohol, Salt Water, Hot Water, Herter's Inc., Since 1893"; Instructions on side. f) Clear French Red Liquid. Material: metal, glass, paper. Size: 1 1/4" x 3 1/2". Description: clear glass jar; black metal lid with Herter logo in center; print around rim of lid: "Herter's Inc., Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A."; brown paper label around jar: "Herter's Clear French Red Liquid, European Master Gunsmith's Formula, Herter's Inc., Since 1893"; Instructions on side. g) Greek Lava Stone. Material: metal, glass, paper. Size: 1 1/4" x 2 1/2". Description: clear glass jar; black metal lid with Herter logo in center; print around rim of lid: "Herter's Inc., Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A."; brown paper label around jar: "Herter's, Imported Greek Lava Stone, Gunsmith Grade, Finer than rottenstone, Herter's, Inc., Waseca, Minn. U.S.A., Since 1893"; Instructions on side. h) Gunstock Finishing Kit Box. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 6". Description: cardboard box; brown print: "Gunstock Finishing Kit No. 12, Another product of Herter's Inc., Waseca, Minn., U.S.A."; World's Largest Makers of Custom Gunstocks and Fittings"; "World's Largest Importers of Foreign Hardwoods for Gunstock Work."
Waseca business: Herter's Inc. Herter; Herters; Herter's.