Golden Peacock Shampoo

Description:

In 1913, the Mitchum Warren family established the Paris Toilet Company in Paris, Tenn., to market a bleaching cream for freckles. The company name was changed in 1927 to the Golden Peacock Company and later became the Mitchum Company. It was said that one of the founding family’s sons, Mitchum Warren, grew tired of being asked if his family made toilets.

The company’s best known product line, Mitchum antiperspirants, was launched in 1959. It is still on the market today (2012), although the brand has been owned by the Revlon company since 1970. This bottle of Golden Peacock Shampoo dates to the company’s first era: 1913 to 1927.

Date Made: 1913-1927

Maker: Paris Toilet Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Tennessee, Paris

Web Subject: Hair Care Products

Subject:

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0883.084Accession Number: 1978.0883Catalog Number: 1978.0883.084

Object Name: shampoohair care productOther Terms: Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid

Physical Description: glass (container material)metal (container material)paper (container material)Measurements: overall: 6 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 16.1925 cm x 5.715 cm x 4.7625 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-491b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_716460

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