Bottle, Toilet

Object number2008.31.1

Dateafter 1888

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass

Credit LineGift of Robert Cohen

DescriptionColorless glass bottle with squared body and conical neck and circular mouth. Text embossed on one side, horizontally.Dimensions5.5 x 2.25 x 1.5 in. (14 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm)
MarksEmbossed on one side, horizontally: "EDLIS / DANDRUFF CURE / AND / HAIR INVIGORATOR / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Historical NotesApothecary bottle manufactured by the Edlis Company. Adolf Edlis founded the Pittsburgh Barber and Beauty Supply Business, later known as the Edlis Company, in 1888. The company manufactured perfumes, shampoos, hair dyes, and beauty and barber shop furnishings and distributed various brands of beauty and barber products. The company is still in existence today at 2006 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Related person Adolf Edlis (1860 - 1934)

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