Object Details
Description
This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Sidney Glaser
ID Number
1985.0481.221
accession number
1985.0481
catalog number
1985.0481.221
Object Name
hair net
personal hygiene product
Physical Description
paper (packaging material)
human hair (product material)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/2 in x 5 in; 16.51 cm x 12.7 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Scranton
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
Beauty and Health
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1373016
