The Perfect Cleanser. 20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips
Description:
This is a four-fold leaflet. The front page begins at the top with the text "The Perfect Cleanser." Underneath the text, there is a drawn black and white illustration of the Borax girl hanging clothes on a clothes line. In front of her feet there is a basket full of laundry awaiting to get hung. Below the illustration there is the rest of the title which reads "20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips." There is a paragraph following that states what kind of product Borax Soap is and what it contains. At the very bottom of the front page there is a phrase that says "The Borax with the soap does the work." The back page is a promotional page. It starts off at the top stating "20 Mule Team Borax Vacuum Washer and 20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips." Below the two phrases, there is a drawn black and white illustration of two items. The first one being a box of 20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips and the second item being a laundry plunger appliance. Underneath the illustration, there are a couple paragraphs describing "The Wonder Workers for the Home Laundry." Located on the very bottom of the back cover is the name of the publisher, which is "Pacific Coast Borax Co., Chicago, Ill. The inside pages begin with various paragraphs describing topics such as white, fresh, hygienic, and condensed hints. The following pages are facts about the 20- Mule Team Borax Vacuum Washer and methods of operation.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Borax
Publisher: Pacific Coast Borax Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
1913
20.3 x 9.1 cm
Leaflets
Language: English
Key Terms:
- Appliances
- Drawn Illustrations Black and White
- Washers
- Soaps
- Borax
- Cleansers
- Borax Girl
- 20 Mule Team
Copyright: This item is in the public domain.
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Citation: The Perfect Cleanser. 20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=6745

