Soap Shipping Crate

Description (Brief):

This shipping crate side contained Ivory soap flakes manufactured by the Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati, Ohio during the early 20th century. Soap flakes combined with water could be used for a variety of cleaning tasks

Referenced Business: Procter & Gamble Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Cincinnati

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Food, Crate Labels, Agriculture

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Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.302Catalog Number: 1979.0441.302Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 12 in x 17 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 45.085 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0487-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361941

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