Pears soap 113th New Year's greeting advertisement, 1902 – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Pears soap 113th New Year's greeting advertisement, 1902 in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Pears soap 113th New Year's greeting advertisement, 1902
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Numbered as the 113th in a series of New Year's greetings, this 1902 advertisement shows how Pears soap kept its name before the public through regular seasonal notices. The firm, A. & F. Pears of London, was one of the most prominent advertisers of its era, and its campaigns used polished illustration and sentiment to link a plain bar of soap with cleanliness, refinement and good fortune. Edwardian readers often kept such pictures as keepsakes, which helped the brand become familiar in homes well beyond London. In many of these advertisements the soap itself is a small detail, and the scene does most of the selling.
| Original scan | 589 × 882 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | 1555 |
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