"Whose praise Great Britain always chants, And so his cousins, And his sisters and his aunts" (verso)

Creator

Preview

Title (descriptive)

reverse of 153

Creation Date

1880

Description

Higgins German Laundry Soap

Work Type

trade cards

Style / Period

Victorian

Measurements

4.5 x 3.125 inches

Inscription

[recto:] "Whose praise Great Britain always chants, / And so do his cousins, and his sisters and his aunts" / Higgins' German Laundry Soap. [verso:] [HIGGINS'] GERMAN LAUNDRY SOAP / IS THE BEST / For Laundry and Family Use. / The extent to which the adulteration of Soap is carried on / is not realized, or even suspected, by one person in a thou- / sand, nor are the evil effects which result from its use / appreciated as they should be. / Within the last few years, the use of large quantities of / Silex, Clay, Lime, Gypsum, and other mineral adulterations, / has become general among a certain class of manufacturers, whose / lack of capital, business incapacity, or inherent dishonesty, has / made them unable or unwilling to compete on fair terms with / their more honorable neighbors. / The result is that the market has been flooded with so-called / low priced Soaps, and the public has been cheated into paying its / money for articles which were almost worthless [...]