"Kind Captain, I've important information. Sing hey, the gallant Captain that you are. Higgins German Laundry Soap is the best."

Creator

Visual + Material Resources, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

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Creation Date

1880

Description

Higgins German Laundry Soap

Work Type

trade cards

Style / Period

Victorian

Measurements

4.3 x 3.125 inches

Inscription

[recto:] "Kind Captain, I've important information, / Sing, hey, the gallant Captain that you are, / Higgins' German Laundry Soap is the best." [verso:] Higgins' German Laundry Soap. [verso:] HIGGINS' / GERMAN LAUNDRY SOAP / IS THE BEST / For Laundry and Family Use. / IT IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST / SOAP IN THE MARKET! / Ask your Grocer for it, and remember that it is / put up in / Blue Wrappers. / TRY I[T!] / CHAS. S. [HIGGINS,] / 94 Wall [Street, New York.]