Object Details
- Florian Company
- Description
- Betty Dixon Quick Rinsing Shampoo was made by the Florian Company of Des Moines, Iowa, a division of the Armand Company. Launched in 1929, the Florian line of men’s cosmetic products appears to have been short-lived. The identity of "Betty Dixon" has not been determined. The design of both the label and the bottle indicate a date in the 1930s.
- This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sidney Glaser
- 1925-1961
- ID Number
- 1985.0481.249
- catalog number
- 1985.0481.249
- accession number
- 1985.0481
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- plastic (container material)
- paper (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 2 in; 12.065 cm x 7.3025 cm x 5.08 cm
- place made
- United States: Iowa, Des Moines
- 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_1415665
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-a496-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
