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

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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 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1886
Call number: priJLC_HHD_003826
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

Sweet home soap

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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 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.

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The farmers' favorite

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Image of a five-fold advertisement for grain drills manufactured by Bickford & Huffman of Macedon, New York; images of owls and frogs in various stages of romantic relationships in panels captioned "Admiration Consummation Dissipation Desperation Reparation Restoration" with dealer and agent information in lower margin on recto; advertising text interspersed with images of drill and components on verso.

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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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Paris laundry soap : Shubart, Ehret & Co. Chicago

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Image of an advertisement for Paris laundry soap manufactured by Shubart, Ehret & Company, Chicago; image of an elephant draped with tapestries carrying Paris soap and several cherubs on its back being carried in an oversized shell pulled by large fish; cavorting mermen and nude women draped in flowing fabric surround the elephant.

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T. J. Farron’s soap bubble

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Image of a scene of a man dancing on a city rooftop wearing a top hat and holding a gun and a lantern; the poster advertises the musical comedy "A Soap Bubble" written by Montgomery Phister.

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

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