Wow. I was deprived of that.
I did get an incredible - by today's standards - chemistry set, though. I think it had at least 50 different chemicals, most of which you would probably be arrested for trying to buy today.;-/
Have you seen a recent vintage adolescent chemistry set?
They contain only a few things: water, salt, baking soda, a pair of scissors and an instruction book on how to change sex.