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Sweet home soap

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Description: Image of a five-fold leaflet advertising Sweet Home family soap manufactured by J. L. Sarkin & Co. of Buffalo, N.Y.; six panels illustrate twin babies being cared for by various figures, including the old nurse, the fond papa, the careless nurse, the maiden aunt, the dude uncle, and the mother; retail information and testimonials on verso.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1878-1891
Call number: priJLC_HHD_003827
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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Sweet home soap J. L. Sarkin & Co. Buffalo, N.Y

Visual Materials

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.

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Santa Claus soap

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Image of Santa Claus carrying a Christmas tree and a box of Santa Claus soap as he visits a little girl in an advertisement for Santa Claus soap manufactured by the N.K. Fairbank Company; large bar of soap on paper wrapping at bottom right.

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Pears’ soap

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Image of an advertisement for Pears' soap products from the December 1, 1895, issue of their periodical, Pears' Pictorial; glycerine, perfumed and unscented soap for washing and shaving in a variety of options pictured in packaging with descriptions; list of periodical issues with descriptions of content on verso.

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B.T. Babbitt’s best soap

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Image of an elevated street view of B.T. Babbitt's waterfront soap factory complex in New York City, surrounded by vignettes showing people in the dress of different countries with boxes of Best Soap.

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Boston and Lexington Paint Company

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Image of a single-fold leaflet advertising for the Boston and Lexington Paint Company of Boston, Massachusetts, including information, analysis, dealers, and testimonials.

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J. Thompson's for the whole washing-compound and fancy soaps

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Image of an advertisement for J. Thompson's washing compound and soaps; woman in flowing robes seated on a large sphere of soap at center of an elaborate decorative frame with soap in one hand and a banner in the other; man and woman in top corners each using soap; interior and exterior views of J. Thompson's business building and store in bottom corners of image.

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