1919 Ad Ivory Soap Procter Gamble Beauty Baby Hygiene - ORIGINAL SEP4

This is an original 1919 color print ad for Ivory Soap from Procter and Gamble. A mother washes her child in a basin of water, as they discuss the finer qualities of Ivory soap. CONDITIONThis 74+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light wrinkling. - bottom. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. Product Type: Original Print Ad; Color Grade: Very Fine +++ Dimensions: Approximately 11 x 14 inches; 28 x 36 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 from a competitor. After refining the soap, Gamble began selling his ÒWhite Soap.Ó In 1879, an employee at the factor