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Object name(s):
soap
Brief description:
A black wooden frame box with a glass front which houses a tablet of Sunlight Soap and two paper advertisments in white fabric borders. A small plastic plaque at the bottom of the fabric reads 'Tablet of Sunlight soap from the first boil at Port Sunlight 1889'. The box was used for displays by Unilever at the Port Sunlight works throughout the 20th century.
Collection:
Port Sunlight Museum
Acquisition method:
untraced find
Associated person:
Lever Brothers
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
30cm
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
59cm
Number of objects:
1
Object name:
soap
Object number:
POSVT : 2009.177

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b592399-2fcb-3d43-ba42-5e8ab599c7dc

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b592399-2fcb-3d43-ba42-5e8ab599c7dc, Port Sunlight Museum, CC BY-NC

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