Jergens Liquid Cream Shampoo

Description:

The Andrew Jergens Company began in 1882 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Jergens Soap Company. By the turn of the 20th century, the company had expanded to include a number of beauty care and cosmetic products, and would soon launch its most famous product, Jergens Lotion. Andrew Jergens Company was acquired by the international beauty company Kao in 1988.

This "New, Different, Shampoo" was sold between 1949 and 1957 and was often offered free with the purchase of Jergens Lotion. The shampoo was advertised as “soapless” and it claimed to contain lanolin and “pour like a lotion.”

Date Made: 1949-1954

Maker: Andrew Jergens Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Cincinnati

Web Subject: Hair Care Products

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement, Beauty and Health, Hair Care Products

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Credit Line: Gift of Sidney Glaser

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0481.317Catalog Number: 1985.0481.317Accession Number: 1985.0481

Object Name: shampoohair care product

Physical Description: cardboard (packaging material)paper (container material)glass (container material)plastic (container material)Measurements: overall, box: 6 3/8 in x 2 in x 1 7/8 in; 16.1925 cm x 5.08 cm x 4.7625 cmoverall, bottle: 6 1/4 in x 2 in x 2 in; 15.875 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-95c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1415208

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