Brooke's Soap Monkey Brand advertisement with woman and child – Antique Print
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Brooke's Soap Monkey Brand advertisement with woman and child comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Brooke's Soap Monkey Brand advertisement with woman and child
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This advertisement sets itself apart by pairing a woman and child with the Monkey Brand name, a Victorian-era British laundry soap known for its trademark monkey imagery. Advertisers of the period often used such figures to suggest that their product could lighten the drudgery of housework, and the mother and child here place the appeal in the home and the family. Brooke's promoted its soap through bold, memorable illustrations like this one, which were typical of the commercial art that filled magazines and shop displays as mass-produced consumer goods spread through Britain and beyond. Look closely at the pairing of the domestic scene with the unusual mascot to see how the company tried to make an ordinary household product stand out.
| Original scan | 581 × 800 px |
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| Reference | 1504 |
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