Sargent-Welch Vintage Molecular Models Set tin where it very well may

where it very well may have been squirreled away for many decades

enhancing the feeling of this as its own little homestead

and I think may be the older of the two

I then opened the box to discover the whetstone inside--making this quite the useful box

There is a bit of chipping around the rim of base and a few small chips on the face just of one side--as pictured

Sargent-Welch Vintage Molecular Models Set tin where it very well mayYes, these would be useful for teaching (or, in my case re learning!) the basic principals of atomic structure, but I bought them just because I think they're quite fun to construct great looking colorful tabletop sculptures with! This set does not include an instruction book, but I know that the different color wooden spheres are meant to represent different elements hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, etc. These can be configured into molecules