Object Details
maker
Johnson Products Company
Description
With a $250 dollar loan, George and Joan Johnson founded Johnson Products Co. Inc. in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. The company produced hair-care products for African American men and women. Produced in the late 1960s, Afro-Sheen was one of Johnson's best-known products during a time when the natural "afro" became a popular hairstyle for African Americans. In 1971 Johnson became the first black company to sponsor a nationally syndicated television program "Soul Train" and the first African American owned company to trade on the American Stock Exchange.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Fournet Drugstore Collection
date made
late 1960s
ID Number
1985.0475.243
catalog number
1985.0475.243
accession number
1985.0475
Object Name
hair care product
hair relaxer
hair dressing
Object Type
Cosmetics
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
plastic (container material)
Measurements
overall, box: 4 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 11.7475 cm x 8.89 cm
overall, other components, as stored outside of box: 4 in x 5 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 13.335 cm x 16.51 cm
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
associated place
United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
See more items in
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
American Enterprise
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_209542