Piece, Display
Object number2012.66.15
Manufacturer
Zotos International, Inc.
OriginDarien, CT
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Toni Luvera
DescriptionGrey, rectangular cardboard merchandise display box.Dimensions2.187 x 5.937 x 9.875 in. (5.6 x 15.1 x 25.1 cm)InscriptionsTop of box features enlarged quotation marks, yellow on left and orange on right of text "Beautiful things happen with this free gift!"
Interior of lid has enlarged yellow quotation mark on left and orange on yellow with text in between in white "Beautiful things happen with Zotos / 2 free Zotos Warm and Gentle Perms. / Zotos Warm and Gentle Girl advertising blitz. / Zotos Professionalism Campaign. / Full details in booklet below. Read carefully. / Use this free Zotos kit to build success."
On the right side of the box in black marker is "64".
Marks
The base of the box features text "Products for Professionals / ZOTOS International, Inc., Darien, Conn. 06820", "Made and Printed in U.S.A.", and "20537".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of hair salon supplies used at Josephine’s Beauty Salon on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. Josephine Mazzacco (1911-2012) opened Josephine’s after graduating from Griffith in 1931. She opened her own shop in 1947, and it closed in 1995.
Previous owner
Josephine Mazzocco
(1911 - 2012)
Related institution
Josephine's Beauty Salon
On View
Not on viewc. 1916
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