Genuine Yankee Soap advertisement, Williams & Brothers, Manchester, Conn. – Historic Reproduction
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Step back in time with Genuine Yankee Soap advertisement, Williams & Brothers, Manchester, Conn., a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Genuine Yankee Soap advertisement, Williams & Brothers, Manchester, Conn.
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Williams & Brothers of Manchester, Connecticut, put its name on this advertisement for Genuine Yankee Soap, a product that tells us as much about American selling as it does about cleanliness. The company was a soap manufacturer in the Connecticut town, and its trade cards and printed notices of the late 1800s were built to sit on a shop counter or in a household parlor and be remembered. Worth noticing is the way the piece leans on the word "Genuine," a claim meant to set one soap apart from the many cheap imitations crowding store shelves in that era.
| Original scan | 556 × 875 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | 880 |
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