Object Details
- Admiracion Laboratories
- Description
- Admiracion Laboratories, a division of Pharmaco, of Kenilworth, N.J., made this "soapless" shampoo as early as 1933 and well into the 1950s. Advertised as using no chemicals or drying alkalis, Admiracion Shampoo was made from oils and claimed to make "problem" hair lovely again. Admiracion products included a Foamy Oil Shampoo and a Shampoo Oil Treatment. This bottle probably dates between 1947 and 1954. It was endorsed by Good Housekeeping magazine and sports their "Seal of Approval."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1947-1954
- ID Number
- 1982.0031.02
- accession number
- 1982.0031
- catalog number
- 1982.0031.02
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Other Terms
- Pharmaceuticals; Drugs; Liquid
- Physical Description
- cardboard (packaging material)
- glass (container material)
- paper (container material)
- plastic (lid material)
- Measurements
- overall, box: 5 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 13.6525 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm
- overall, bottle: 5 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 13.335 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.8575 cm
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Kenilworth
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- Hair Care Products
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Hair Care Products
- Record ID
- nmah_733709
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-96e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
