Soap box
Hudson's Soap
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper and wire.
Measurements
155 x 390 x 200 mm
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1422290
Summary
Soap box. A wooden soap box with a lid hinged by wires to the base. The sides are jointed together and the bottom is nailed on. The front has a paper label in black, green and cream, covering the whole of the side and there are small paper labels on each end.
Marks and inscriptions
On front: HUDSON'S / No. [symbol] 2 / Extract of Soap Each end: 6a / ON / PRICE Ll[...?] Each end: No. 6a-14 / HUDSON'S / No. [symbol] 2 / EXTRACT OF SOAP
Makers and roles
Hudson's Soap, maker