Phone:
(719) 225-5357

E-mail:
don@fadely.com
 
Packer's Tar Soap
Packer's Tar Soap was advertised at least as early as 1880. The shampoo (liquid tar soap) was probably introduced later. The business was located in New York City, and E. A. Olds was the Proprietor.

Pictures:
  1880 Ad from Morrison & Plummer's Catalog
  1895 Ad
  1896 Ad from Harper's Magazine
  1896 Ad from Cosmopolitan
  Another 1896 Ad - Source unknown
  1898 Ad from Munsey's Magazine
  Another 1898 Ad
  1900 Ad from Munsey's Magazine
  Back label from bottle
  Ad from 1914 McClure's Magazine
  Full-page Flyer from 1898 (Enlarged)


BOTTLE DESCRIPTIONS
1 Rectangular, 6 5/8" including copper stopper, square top, no panels, BIM, clear, no embossing
Packer's
Tar Soap (1)