Victorian Turkish Baths Picture of the Month for July 2007
Divan Turkish Bath Soap: box label
A label from the top of a cardboard box holding bars of Divan Turkish Bath Soap manufactured in Australia by Lever Brothers Limited, Sydney, New South Wales. The label, here shown slightly trimmed, measures 112x280 mm.
The blue seal at the top measures about 2.4 mm in diameter. The words in the centre of the seal read: PURE LEVER BRAND . The outer text reads: No 57 GUARANTEED UNDER / THE PURE FOOD ACT 1908 / BY UNILEVER BROTHERS LIMITED / SYDNEY, N.S.W. No 57. The text at the bottom reads: MADE IN AUSTRALIA.
This item is from the collection of the Victorian Turkish Baths Project
Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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