Subject: Soap

Full-page advertisement for Hand Sapolio Kosher Soap, extolling its virtues. Published July 1, 1904. Found within Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 6, Folder 99.

An advertisement for Sweetheart Soap published in New York, New York. The advertisement includes a premium coupon and is printed in English, Yiddish, Polish, and another Eastern European language. The exact publication date is unknown.

Stock card for Bell's Soap, found at 16 East Main Street. The card features images of children and an image described as "Indian #1". The reverse side contains a full advertisement. This item is part of Volume 32, Page 6 of archival collection Arc.MS.56. The card dates from circa 1885.

Billhead for Fels & Co., Manufacturers of Toilet Soaps located at 1151 & 1161 N. Third St., Philadelphia. Dated March 21, 1893. The bill is addressed to M. The O. L. Kanmacher Dry. Co. of Orangeburg, S. C. It contains an itemized list of purchases made. The image on the billhead shows a large factory with a prominent American flag.

Billhead from M. Bettman, manufacturer of Chemical Olive, Family and Castile Soap, located at 311 Commercial Street, San Francisco, dated November 24, 1876. The billhead lists a purchase of 200 dozen soap from M. Bettman by N. S. Trowbridge & Co. The billhead is simply printed with the business information and a basic table for listing the transaction.

Coupon for Octagon Soap. Written in Yiddish, Polish, and Italian. Date unknown. Found in Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Oversize Box 1, Folder 51.

A letter dated December 11, 1892, sent to an address at 1151-1161 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter was sent by Fels & Co., manufacturers of toilet soap.

This trade card advertises David's Prize Soap Co., a soap company located at 185 & 187 1st Avenue in New York. The front of the card depicts a young girl, with pigtails, playing a small piano. The inscription on the card reads, “All Got By Using David’s Prize Soap,” which suggests that the soap was associated with a prize or contest. The back of the card has a full advertisement, including a list of prizes, and the company name.

This trade card advertises David's Prize Soap Company, located at 185 & 187 1st Avenue, New York City. The front of the card features a caricature of two African American women. The first woman holds up a basket of clothes as she tells the second woman about her chance to win a house and lot. The back of the card features a full advertisement with a list of prizes. It is unclear what, if anything, the prize soap was intended to be used for, but given the time period and subject matter, it is possible that the soap was marketed to those wanting to lighten their skin.

This trade card advertises Fels & Co.'s toilet soaps, including Lilly's. The card features a woman holding a bar of soap and standing in front of a mirror. [The Fels family were active in the German-Jewish community of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and went on to found the brand Fels-Naphtha soap.] The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Fels-Naptha Soap. The card features two identical scenes of a woman washing clothes. Each scene depicts a woman in a white apron and a long dress, with a washboard on a wooden stand, scrubbing laundry in a large tub. The card features text about the product. [The Fels-Naptha brand was created in 1891 by the Fels family.]

Trade card depicting a boy in bare feet hitting a broken drum, with advertisements for "Skin Success" soap and medicated perfume. The card shows a full advertisement. One of two similar trade cards. Published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania circa 1882. Found in Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Box 2, Folder 59.

Trade card advertising Kimmel, Jos. & Co., located at the corner of Penn Avenue and 9th Street. The advertisement mentions services such as street sweeping by a ragged boy, medicated perfume, and Skin Success soap. The card is dated January 1, 1882. This is one of two cards in the set. The card is part of the O collection, located in Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Box 2, Folder 59.

Trade card advertising the Mission Soap and Candle Works owned by M. Morgenthau. Located at 108 Bush Street, San Francisco, California. The card depicts a girl with flowers in her apron. Circa 1885.

This oval-shaped trade card advertises a special introduction sale by Rothschild Bros. in Chicago, Illinois, on April 16th and 17th. The front of the card depicts children in underwear, highlighting the sale of children's undergarments. A prominent feature is the advertisement for "Wool Soap," offering two cakes for five cents. The back of the card features a national advertisement for Wool Soap.