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K1361 Soap in packet, 'Velvet', soap / paper, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Australia, possibly 1906-1950. Click to enlarge.
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'Velvet' soap made by J Kitchen & Sons

Soap, "Velvet", 5 blocks of yellow soap in single bar, wrapped in red & blue printed paper, weight 2 LBS 8OZ, J. Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Australia (OF).

Summary

Object No.

K1361

Object Statement

Soap in packet, 'Velvet', soap / paper, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Australia, possibly 1906-1950

Physical Description

Soap, "Velvet", 5 blocks of yellow soap in single bar, wrapped in red & blue printed paper, weight 2 LBS 8OZ, J. Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Australia (OF).

Marks

'ECONOMY SIZE / PURE Velvet SOAP'

Short URL

https://ma.as/260928

Dimensions

Height

45 mm

Width

90 mm

Depth

380 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs Betty Stone, 1984

Acquisition Date

7 October 1984

Cite this Object

Harvard

'Velvet' soap made by J Kitchen & Sons 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 31 March 2023, <https://ma.as/260928>

Wikipedia

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