Small, sample size bar of Lava Soap in original box. Manufactured by William Walker & Company, St. Louis, Moussouri.
soap (organic material)
soap (organic material)
cardboard
Soap
Soap
"LAVA / CHEMICAL / RESOLVENT / SOAP / [Hebrew letters] / THE WORD "LAVA" / REGISTERED AS A TRADE MARK IN/ UNITED STATES CANADA AND MEXICO PATENT OFFICES. / Wm WALTKE & CO. / SOAP MAKERS AND CHMISTS / ST. LOUIS, U.S.A. / MILD BUT VERY EFFECTIVE" (Text on front of box [additional text describing product and uses on other sides of box])
Unknown
Saint Louis, Missouri
2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Sarah Moore Field Collection
1998.6147
Saint Louis (St. Louis Indep. City, Missouri)
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