Walker's Glossine - for Beautifying and Softening the Hair
Walker's Glossine - for Beautifying and Softening the Hair
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
- For beautifying and softening the hair. Directions: Glossine is to be used only after the hair has been thoroughly cleaned. Use very little, not enough to make hair greasy.
- Yellow metal tin with black print. Contents 1 oz. Label on top of tin reads: "WALKER'S / GLOSSINE / MADE BY / THE MADAM C. J. WALKER / MANUFACTURING CO. / INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / PRICE 35 CTS. / FOR BEAUTIFYING AND SOFTENING THE HAIR."
- Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919) was a successful beauty industry entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1910, she established a manufacturing company in Indianapolis, Indiana, to produce her growing line of hair and beauty products for African Americans. By 1920, the Walker line included: Wonderful Hair Grower, Temple Grower, Witch Hazel Jelly, Tetter-Salve, Glossine, Vegetable Shampoo, Cold Cream, Vanishing Cream, Cleansing Cream, and Walker’s Supreme Face Powder.
- Object Name
- hair care product
- hair dressing
- Other Terms
- Cosmetic; Cosmetics
- date made
- ca 1920s
- referenced
- Madam C. J. Walker
- maker
- Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
- place made
- United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
- Physical Description
- metal (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/4 in x 2 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- MG.293320.0970
- accession number
- 293320
- catalog number
- 293320.0970
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- Exhibition
- Object Project
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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