1902 Ad Ivory Soap Vegetable Oil Children Sports Clean - ORIGINAL TIN4

This is an original 1902 black and white print ad for Ivory Soap from the Procter and Gamble Co. located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This ad has a group of girls playing a sport outside. CONDITIONThis 109+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Light aging in margins. Small crease - top right corner. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. There is black smudging in the top left corner of this ad. Product Type: Original Print Ad; Black / White Grade: Very Fine ++ Dimensions: Approximately 5.75 x 8.25 inches; 15 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 market; so, in 1878, he purchased a soap formula