Antique Soap Sign Crate Side Cheaper To Buy Good soap Than New Clothes\" 1800\'s
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Antique Soap Sign Crate Side Cheaper To Buy Good soap Than New Clothes\" 1800\'s :
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AntiqueKirk\'s American Family soap Slogan It\'s \"Cheaper to Buy Good Soap Than New Clothes\". 18.5 x 6.5\" . As Pictured. BH 09232017 #608
From Wiki: James S. Kirk & Co.
James S. Kirk & Co., a soap manufacturer, was founded in 1839 in New York, and moved to Chicago in 1859. Its first Chicago soap factory was at 18-20 River Street on theFort Dearbornsite,
In 1867, Kirk moved its operation to several other sites on the north side of the river, one being 362 N. Water Street, (which is the site of theChicago Tribunebuilding) which was evidently acquired fromCharles Cleaver-son.
Kirks losses due to the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 ran to $250,000, but they led to the building of the factory, an imposing five-story structure with a 182-foot chimney. The whole plant was described by contemporaries as \"the largest manufactory of its kind in America.\"
Kirk was not always overly communicative regarding its enterprise. A directory,Manufacturers of Chicago,published in 1873, listed such information as number of employees, wages, total investment, production, and income of the city\'s various businesses. James S. Kirk & Co. was not included, but a footnote explained that he was among those \"who had conscientious scruples against letting the public know about their business.\"
The premium business still associated with the Kirk product name, American Family, began in the years of rebuilding following the Great Chicago Fire. At one point, Kirk decided that trading stamp companies were trying to cash in on the success of his premium operation, and announced through an advertisement in inThe Chicago Tribunethat -- \"We have not authorized any trading stamp companies to redeem our soap wrappers for trading stamps. ...\"
The company was bought out byProctor & GambleofCincinnatiin 1930.
Antique Soap Sign Crate Side Cheaper To Buy Good soap Than New Clothes\" 1800\'s :
$29.95