Bottle, Toilet
Object number2008.31.1
Manufacturer
Edlis Company
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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