Object Details
- Helena Rubinstein
- Description
- The Color-Tone Shampoo line was produced by the Helena Rubinstein Company from about 1950 to 1970. These products were not dyes, but were made from a "special formula" advertised as safe for children. They came in five different tones: Blonde, Silver, Gold, Brunette, and Redhead.
- Silver-tone shampoo was marketed to eliminate yellowing and brassiness for gray or white hair. This bottle is dated around 1952 to 1957.
- 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
- 1952-1957
- ID Number
- 1985.0481.373
- catalog number
- 1985.0481.373
- accession number
- 1985.0481
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- plastic (container material)
- paper (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 3/8 in x 2 in x 1 1/4 in; 11.1125 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.175 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- 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_1415323
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8f06-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
