Golden Peacock Shampoo
Golden Peacock Shampoo
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- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Other Terms
- Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- date made
- 1913-1927
- maker
- Paris Toilet Company
- place made
- United States: Tennessee, Paris
- 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
- ID Number
- 1978.0883.084
- accession number
- 1978.0883
- catalog number
- 1978.0883.084
- subject
- Hair Care Products
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- Hair Care Products
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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