Soap

Production date
Mid 1990s
 Description
A cake of soap held in a cardboard box. " TARANAKI MUSEUM / Apricot / A vegetable oil based soap / ARIKI STREET / NEW PLYMOUTH / is printed in green on a white paper label on one side of the box. "Apricot Soap / A toilet soap specially formulated from / vegetable oils to give you that extra / care and a rich luxurious / Apricot fragrance. This / soap does not have any / animal fats or free caustic. / Made by Egmont Soaps - Tasman Street, Opunake " is written on a white paper label on one of the other sides of the box. A butterfly is carved on the centre of the soap itself.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Retailer
Production date
Mid 1990s
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/Opunake
Subject person
Classification
Toilet Article/Personal Artifacts
Advertising Medium/Communication Artifacts
Credit line
A range of soaps like this one were produced in the mid 1990s and were sold at the Taranaki Museum shop.
Accession number
PA2008.054
Collection type
Social History

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