Soap Shipping Crate

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Object Details

referenced business

Procter & Gamble Company

Description (Brief)

This shipping crate side contained Ivory soap flakes manufactured by the Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati, Ohio during the early 20th century. Soap flakes combined with water could be used for a variety of cleaning tasks

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

L.E. Leininger

ID Number

1979.0441.302

catalog number

1979.0441.302

accession number

1979.0441

Object Name

crate label

Physical Description

ink (crate label material)

wood (substrate material)

Measurements

crate label: 12 in x 17 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 45.085 cm

Place Made

United States: Ohio, Cincinnati

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Work and Industry: Agriculture

Food

Crate Labels

Agriculture

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0487-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1361941