Soap Shipping Crate

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Description (Brief):

This shipping crate side bears a label for Jap Rose brand soap that was manufactured by James S. Kirk & Company of Chicago, Illinois during the early 20th century. The yellow label has an image of a smiling Japanese woman wearing a kimono, with roses growing on a bamboo frame on the right. At this time the Japanese had a reputation for daily bathing and cleanliness which Kirk’s tried to exploit with their branding and advertising.

Referenced Business: James S. Kirk & Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

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: 1979.0441.257Catalog Number: 1979.0441.257Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: paper (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 6 1/4 in x 9 in; 15.875 cm x 22.86 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-021f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361896

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