Object Details
maker
Black and White Company
Plough, Inc.
Description
Oval, white glass container with a paper label seal around the perimeter. 1 1/8 oz. Active Ingredients printed on label. "For External Use by Adults"
["Directions for Using Black and White Bleaching Cream" about 1941]
"Nature is constantly replacing the outer layer of normal skin by flaking it off in tiny particles and replacing it with a new layer.
Black and White Bleaching Cream acts in a similar and supplemental manner and may be used in cases where one wishes to hasten exfoliation (peeling off) of the over-pigmented outer skin -- the result of exposure to sun or wind. It acts the same way when applied to freckles ... It is especially useful as a complexion lightener ..."
"Black and White Bleaching Cream is packaged in special, oval-shaped, opal jars so you may easily remove a small quantity of the cream with the fingertips, thereby regulating the amount you wish to apply.'
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Fournet Drugstore Collection
date made
1940s
ID Number
1985.0475.156
accession number
1985.0475
catalog number
1985.0475.156
Object Name
facial bleach
cream, face
Object Type
Cosmetics
Physical Description
glass (container material)
ammoniated mercury, 1 1/4% (product active ingredients)
bismuth subnitrate (product active ingredients)
zinc oxide (product active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 9.2075 cm x 5.3975 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
United States: Tennessee, Memphis
associated place
United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
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Beauty and Hygiene Products: Skin
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_210356