Title

Colgate Handy Grip Refill Shaving Stick

Colgate After Shave Talc

Colgate Tooth Powder

Colgate After Shave Lotion

Manufacturer

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company, Limited

Category

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sub-Category

MERCHANDISING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Start Date

1928

End Date

1953

Period or Date Notes

Dates based on when "Peet" was part of Colgate name according to Wikipedia article for Colgate-Palmolive

Description

a: Rectangular off-white box with red around the top. "Colgate's Tooth Powder" written on front. Back has "Important" with instructions for use. Top has a plastic slider opening. b: Rectangular off-white box with blue around the top. "Colgate's After Shave Talc" printed on the front. Instructions on the back. Top has a plastic slider opening. c: Dark green box with yellow text "Refill Shaving Stick / for / Colgate's "Handy Grip" ". One side of the packaging has instructions for replacing the refill on the shaving stick. d: Small glass bottle with vertical grooves in the glass. Front label is white and blue and reads: "Colgate's / After / Shave / Lotion". Bottle has a small blue screw-on cap.

Accession No.

1980.160.2 a-d

Type of Record

Museum Artifact

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