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Colgate Boxes

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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 …
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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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