Soap box
Orange cardboard box with black and white lettering. It’s a Gold Dust soap box from Fairbank’s. In the center, an illustration of 2 bare-chested figures of African origin holding each other by the shoulders. Behind the product name, coins. On the sides, English inscriptions and illustrations explaining how to use the product. The box is filled with copal soap.
- Accession Number 2022.26.06
- Fabricant / Éditeur N.K. Fairbank Co.
- Materials cardboard, soap
- Measurements 14,8 x 9,8 x 3,3 cm
Historical context
From the late 19th century to the 1950s, Gold Dust powdered soap was very popular in North America. The Goldy and Dusty twins, two young black children with shaved heads (or hair, depending on the ad and the era), bare chests and tutus, were the brand image for this product. As can be seen on the sides of this box, which probably dates from the 1930s, the twins were depicted performing a variety of household tasks. The manufacturer’...
- Accession Number 2022.26.06
- Fabricant / Éditeur N.K. Fairbank Co.
- Materials cardboard, soap
- Measurements 14,8 x 9,8 x 3,3 cm
© © Collection Pointe-à-Callière, don de Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.006
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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