Packer's Tar Soap advertisement with a kitten for prickly heat – Vintage Wall Art
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Description
A window into the past: Packer's Tar Soap advertisement with a kitten for prickly heat, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Packer's Tar Soap advertisement with a kitten for prickly heat
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Packer's Tar Soap is the particular draw here: the ad pairs the brand with a kitten, an unusual choice for a product sold to treat prickly heat, the itchy rash that comes with hot, sweaty weather. Tar soaps like Packer's were marketed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as remedies for scalp and skin complaints, and their makers leaned on bold color and eye-catching illustration to stand out on crowded drugstore shelves. A cat in a sales image was a popular way to suggest gentleness and softness, which fit a product promising relief for irritated skin. The piece is a useful reminder of how patent medicines and toiletries were sold to the public before modern labeling rules.
| Original scan | 626 × 839 px |
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| Reference | 507 |
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