Sweet Georgia Brown Hair Dressing Pomade Tin

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Sweet Georgia Brown “Negro” Hair Dressing Pomade Tin Produced from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s. This small, never used tin, contained enough hair dressing pomade (hair grease) for one application. The back side says: “For Men and Women” The...

Anti-Slavery Coin Token Black Woman in Chains

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During the anti-slavery movement in America, a token depicting a kneeling woman in chains, was struck in the United States. one side shows kneeling woman and text reads “Am I Not A Woman & Sister 1838” The back side reads...

Carter’s Inky Racer Spot Remover Kit With Bottles

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From the website History To You https://www.historytoyou.org/it-s-only-an-image-right “Carter’s Inky Racer Sign, with Original Box and Product, circa 1920 – A product designed to removed ink spots, Carter’s Inky Racer was produced by Carter Ink, which was based out of Boston, Massachusetts, evidence...

Blair’s Snow White Bleaching Cream tin

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Vintage, Round Tin, “BLAIR’S SNOW WHITE BLEACHING CREAM 1-1/2 OZS.”. “HELPS MAKE THE SKIN LOOK SMOOTH AND FAIR LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA”. The image on the lid shows two young handsome white people, a man and a woman. Tin is almost full...

Lucky Brown Black Hair Pomade Tin

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Tin of Pressing Oil hair product “Lucky Brown” Negro Hair Pressing Oil Tin Dated 1938 This colorful tin contained special oil for straightening out kinky or tightly curled hair. The image on the lid is a glamorous woman of ambiguous...