Breck Tender Hair Glow Shampoo for Color Treated Hair

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Breck Tender Hair Glow Shampoo, front
Various Breck Shampoos, front
Description:

John H. Breck established his hair care business in Springfield, Mass., around 1910. He is credited with introducing the first pH-balanced liquid shampoo in 1930. The famous "Breck Girl" portraits, used in company advertising for forty years, were originally created by Springfield artist Charles Sheldon. Later Breck Girls included future celebrities such as Kim Basinger, Cybil Shepard, Jacquelyn Smith, and Christie Brinkley. Today (2012) the Breck product line is owned by Dollar Tree of Chesapeake, Va.

This bottle of Breck Tender Hair Glow Shampoo probably dates to the 1960s.

Date Made: after 1962

Maker: John H. Breck, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Springfield

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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Credit Line: Gift of The Dial Corporation

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1998.0251.01Accession Number: 1998.0251Catalog Number: 1998.0251.01

Object Name: shampoohair care productOther Terms: Hair Care Products; Cosmetics

Physical Description: cardboard (packaging material)glass (container material)paper (container material)Measurements: overall, box: 5 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 14.2875 cm x 6.6675 cm x 4.445 cmoverall, bottle: 5 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 13.335 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-00ce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_688328

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