Taken from : 'The Anarchist Cookbook'  by William Powell

Household Substitutes-
check before using to be certain, be sure chemical is alone since if it is
included in the household substitute but not isolated the extra ingredients
may counteract desired resulst

CHEMICAL NAME                         HOUSEHOLD SUBSTITUTE
acetic acid                           vinegar
aluminum oxide                        alumia
aluminum potassium sulfate            alum
aluminum sulfate                      alum
ammonium hydroxide                    ammonia
carbon carbonate                      chalk
calcium hypochloride                  bleaching powder
calcium oxide                         lime
calcium sulphate                      plaster of Paris
carbonic acid                         seltzer
carbon tetrachloride                  cleaning fluid
ethylene dichloride                   Dutch fluid
ferric oxide                          iron rust
glucose                               cron syrup
graphite                              black lead (pencil lead)
hydrochloric acid                     muriatic acid
hydrogen peroxide                     peroxide
lead acetate                          sugar of lead
lead tetroxide                        red lead
magnesium silicate                    talc
magnesium sulfate                     Epsom salts
naphthalene                           mothballs
phenol                                carbolic acid
potassium biartrate                   cream of tartar
potassium chromium sulfate            chrome alum
potassium nitrate                     saltpeter
silicon dioxide                       sand
sodium bicarbonate                    baking soda
sodium borate                         borax
sodium carbonate                      washing soda
sodium hydroxide                      lye
sodium silicate                       water glass
soidum sulfate                        Glauber's salt
sodium thiosulfate                    photographer's hypo
sulfuric acid                         battery acid
sucrose                               cane sugar
zinc chloride                         tinner's fluid


Mail order :

S.A.C. Electronics, 4818 West Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles 18, California
Baker Electronics Co.,R.R. 3, Greencastle,Indiana (plans&kits only)
Dehart Electronics,P.O. Box 5232,Sarasota,Florida
Continental Telephone Supply Co.,17 W.46th St.,New York,N.Y.
Martel Electronics Sales, Inc.,2356 S.Cotner Ave.,L.A.,California
R&S Research,Inc.,2049 Richmond Ave.,Houston,Texas
Clifton,11500 N.W. 7th Ave.,Miami,Florida
Consolidated Acoustics,1302 Washington St.,Hoboken,N.J.(only listening devices)
Ekkottonics Co.,P.O.Box 5334,Milwaukee,Wisconsin (cheap)
Dectron Industries, Inc.,13901 Saticoy St.,Van Nuys,California (anit-bugging)
Dee Co.,Box 7263,Houston,Texas 77008
Tri-Tron of Dallas,330 Casa Linda Plaza,Dallas,Texas(discount bugs)
Security Electronics,11 East 43rd St.,N.Y.,N.Y.
Telephone Dynamics Corp.,1333 Newbridge Road,N.Bellmore,N.Y.(mini-microfones)
Similar Electronics,Inc.,3476 N.W. 7th St.,Miami,Florida
Tracer Systems,256 Worth Ave.,Palm Beach, Florida