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- General Electric Model 5101 Cordless Electric Toothbrush, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
General Electric Model 5101 Cordless Electric Toothbrush, circa 1963
- Schick Cordless Electric Toothbrush -
- Collections - Artifact
Schick Cordless Electric Toothbrush
- Presto Touch 'n Brush Cordless Automatic Toothbrush, 1965-1975 - Electric appliance manufacturer National Presto Industries, Inc., became known for innovative products that anticipated and responded to evolving consumer needs. In the 1960s and 1970s, Presto introduced a line of personal grooming appliances. The company contracted Mel Boldt and Associates to design its distinctive electric toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and curler sets.
- 1965-1975
- Collections - Artifact
Presto Touch 'n Brush Cordless Automatic Toothbrush, 1965-1975
Electric appliance manufacturer National Presto Industries, Inc., became known for innovative products that anticipated and responded to evolving consumer needs. In the 1960s and 1970s, Presto introduced a line of personal grooming appliances. The company contracted Mel Boldt and Associates to design its distinctive electric toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and curler sets.
- Bay West Wash-Up Kit, circa 1925 - Traveling doesn't mean that you shouldn't be clean. This 1920s "wash-up kit" provided tourists, campers, hikers, picnickers, and motorists a quick and easy way to get clean. The kit includes soap in the form a paper sheet and paper towels. No need to carry a bar of soap and bath towels when you have this novel product in your automobile.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Bay West Wash-Up Kit, circa 1925
Traveling doesn't mean that you shouldn't be clean. This 1920s "wash-up kit" provided tourists, campers, hikers, picnickers, and motorists a quick and easy way to get clean. The kit includes soap in the form a paper sheet and paper towels. No need to carry a bar of soap and bath towels when you have this novel product in your automobile.
- Soap Dish, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Soap Dish, 1870-1890
- Dixie Cups, circa 1971 -
- circa 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Dixie Cups, circa 1971
- Shaving Mug, 1825-1875 - Tin-plated iron, commonly called "tin," was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. It was lightweight, inexpensive, easy to clean, non-toxic, and durable. Tinware also resisted corrosion and had a pleasing silvery appearance that could be enhanced through decoration. Middle-class Americans happily purchased tinware in place of goods made from earlier materials, like wood or pottery.
- 1825-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Shaving Mug, 1825-1875
Tin-plated iron, commonly called "tin," was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. It was lightweight, inexpensive, easy to clean, non-toxic, and durable. Tinware also resisted corrosion and had a pleasing silvery appearance that could be enhanced through decoration. Middle-class Americans happily purchased tinware in place of goods made from earlier materials, like wood or pottery.
- Chamber Pot, 1840-1880 -
- 1840-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Chamber Pot, 1840-1880
- Polar Cub Electric Hair Dryer, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Polar Cub Electric Hair Dryer, circa 1925
- Zest Beauty Bar Product Sample, 1957 - Procter & Gamble (P&G) launched Zest soap in the mid-1950s. The company promoted Zest as a deodorant soap that created a rich lather with mild scent, leaving skin fresh and clean with no soap residue. Advertisers would create the famous "Zestfully Clean" campaign that made Zest a household name.
- 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Zest Beauty Bar Product Sample, 1957
Procter & Gamble (P&G) launched Zest soap in the mid-1950s. The company promoted Zest as a deodorant soap that created a rich lather with mild scent, leaving skin fresh and clean with no soap residue. Advertisers would create the famous "Zestfully Clean" campaign that made Zest a household name.