Object Details
maker
Paris Toilet Company
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.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
date made
ca 1923 - 1937
ID Number
1979.0798.293
accession number
1979.0798
catalog number
1979.0798.293
Object Name
cosmetic
facial bleach
cream, face
Other Terms
Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Measurements
overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
place made
United States: Tennessee, Paris
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_738595