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Gemini : a Sapolionic tale

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Description: Image of a six-fold leaflet that forms a 14-page booklet advertising Sapolio soap; women pictured illustrating the uses of Sapolio (including a pair of African American women cleaning) on recto; comic with the twins Luck and Pluck on verso.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1877
Call number: priJLC_HHD_004909
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the household goods prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Gemini : a Sapolionic tale

Visual Materials

Image of a six-fold leaflet that forms a 14-page booklet advertising Sapolio soap; women pictured illustrating the uses of Sapolio (including a pair of African American women cleaning) on recto; comic with the twins Luck and Pluck on verso.

priJLC_HHD_004908

The services of an efficient saleswoman for nothing

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Image of a man speaking to a woman washing clothes on a washboard with Lenox soap on a single-fold leaflet advertising soap manufactured by Procter & Gamble; descriptions of Already, Old Wilton 1837, Derby, Old Folks, Ivory, Clean Quick, Town Talk, and Lenox soaps on recto and verso.

priJLC_HHD_004907

Sweet home soap J. L. Sarkin & Co. Buffalo, N.Y

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Image of a five-fold leaflet advertising Sweet Home family soap manufactured by J. L. Sarkin & Co. of Buffalo, N.Y.; six panels illustrate the phases of a romantic relationship with a pair of anthropomorphized owls and frogs, including admiration, consummation, dissipation, desperation, reparation, and restoration; image of a pocket watch, retail information and testimonials on verso.

priJLC_HHD_003826

Thomas' American mechanical leech, breast glass, cupping glass & eye glass

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Image of a single-fold leaflet advertising Thomas' American mechanical leech, breast glass, cupping glass & eye glass cylinders; product images and information on recto; handwritten address in ink and postmark stamp at left on recto; testimonials and contact information for agent on verso.

priJLC_MED_004503

Dietz lanterns standard of the world

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Image of a three-fold leaflet advertisement for Dietz Lanterns manufactured by R.E. Dietz Company of New York City; 29 models of lanterns pictured with measurements and features on recto and verso; four Dietz globes for use in their lanterns pictured and described on recto.

priJLC_HHD_004912

Adjustable stove elbows

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Image of a single-fold advertisement leaflet for adjustable elbow stove pipes manufactured by Standard Pipe Company of Boston, Massachusetts; image of stove and adjustable pipes on recto; description on verso.

priJLC_HHD_004919

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