Object Details
- Procter & Gamble Company
- Description
- Drene shampoo was introduced by Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the mid-1930s. It was the first modern synthetic (no soap) shampoo and it marked the company’s entrance into the hair care business. In 1946 and 1947 Procter & Gamble sponsored a variety radio program called Drene Time which featured singing and comedy acts, including the Bickersons, played by Don Ameche and Frances Langford. Procter & Gamble produced Drene in the United States until the 1970s.
- Royal Drene Shampoo was produced by Procter & Gamble from 1956 to 1968. This bottle sold during the 1960s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- The Fournet Drugstore Collection
- ca 1962-1968
- ID Number
- 1985.0475.211
- catalog number
- 1985.0475.211
- accession number
- 1985.0475
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Object Type
- Cosmetics
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- plastic (container material)
- paper (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 10.16 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.8575 cm
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
- associated place
- United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
- 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_209436
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-def6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
