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.
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
date made
1913-1927
ID Number
1978.0883.084
accession number
1978.0883
catalog number
1978.0883.084
Object Name
shampoo
hair care product
Other Terms
Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
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
place made
United States: Tennessee, Paris
See more items in
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
web subject
Hair Care Products
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_716460