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- Trade Card for B.T. Babbitt Soap, 1875-1885 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1875-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for B.T. Babbitt Soap, 1875-1885
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Trade Card for B. T. Babbitt's 1776 Soap, 1870-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for B. T. Babbitt's 1776 Soap, 1870-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Trade Card for B. T. Babbitt's 1776 Soap, 1870-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for B. T. Babbitt's 1776 Soap, 1870-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Bab-O Cleanser Dispenser, circa 1954 - This item would have been placed over a canister of Bab-O Cleanser, when the cleanser was set out on a shelf, sink, or bathtub. During the 1950s, this was considered an elegant way of covering up the unsightly, industrial look of the cleanser packaging. The pink color would have matched the color scheme of many bathrooms of the era.
- circa 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Bab-O Cleanser Dispenser, circa 1954
This item would have been placed over a canister of Bab-O Cleanser, when the cleanser was set out on a shelf, sink, or bathtub. During the 1950s, this was considered an elegant way of covering up the unsightly, industrial look of the cleanser packaging. The pink color would have matched the color scheme of many bathrooms of the era.
- Trade Card for B. T. Babbitt's 1776 Soap, 1876-1880 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1876-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for B. T. Babbitt's 1776 Soap, 1876-1880
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Advertising Poster for B. T. Babbitt's Best Soap, "Hush! Baby's Asleep," 1894 -
- 1894
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster for B. T. Babbitt's Best Soap, "Hush! Baby's Asleep," 1894