Summary
Made: Simpsons, Melbourne,
Used: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940-1945
Physical Description
Clear glass bottle with black octagonal screw lid. Label is off-white with black and red text. Bottle is decorated with vertical grooves. Bottle formally contained Simpsons Lavender Brilliantine hair dressing product.
Significance
Reason for Acquisition: Transfer from the Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), 1996
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Manufacturer
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1945
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1945
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Inscriptions
Front, printed label: SIMPSONS/LAVENDER/BRILLIANTINE/A TOILET/ HAIR DRESSING/For Dry Scalp/SIMPSONS/The Toilet/Specialists/ SINCE 1888/MELBOURNE E1. Reverse of label: Extensive text giving product information.
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Classification
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
6 cm (Length), 3 cm (Width), 12.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
61 mm (Length), 30 mm (Width), 123 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Bottles, Hairdressing Industry, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
