Trade card for Whittemore's Orient Shaving Soap, Clinton Man'f'g Co., Clinton, Connecticut and New York, undated

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GUSN-245774

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Cosmetics and soaps
Soaps
Cosmetics and soaps - Soaps - Folder 4
Trade card for Whittemore's Orient Shaving Soap, Clinton Man'f'g Co., Clinton, Connecticut and New York, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Cosmetics and soaps
    - Soaps
      - Cosmetics and soaps - Soaps - Folder 4
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Description

The card verso advises using Whittemore's Bayberry Glycerine Soap for the skin and complexion and Whittemore's Lava Soap for office or home use in removing ink and other stains.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
cosmetics
soap (organic material)
shaving (process)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.028.03.04.013

Image Dimensions

5 1/4 x 1 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Clinton (Middlesex county, Connecticut)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Description Level

Item

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