1902 Ad Ivory Soap Girls Ball Fashion Skin Health Care - ORIGINAL TOM3

This is an original 1902 black and white print ad for Ivory Soap. The ad writes, "The skin, when its 2,300,000 pores are opened by exercise, becomes extremely sensitive; still, at such times there is the greatest necessity for thorough cleansing with soap". CONDITIONThis 109+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging in margins. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. There is light bleed through showing in this ad. Product Type: Original Print Ad; Black / White Grade: Very Fine +++ Dimensions: Approximately 6.25 x 8.25 inches; 16 x 21 cm Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation) Ivory Soap. The worldÕs biggest advertiser all began with one product: Ivory Soap. James Norris Gamble, son of cofounder of Procter and Gamble, had aspirations of breaking into the Castile soap