Twentieth Century
Hair Dressing with Quinine
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Eau de Quinine compound hair tonic was introduced in the 1850s by Ed. Pinaud’s (Edouard Pinaud), a Paris parfumerie. Advertisements indicate that the product was sold into the 1960s. Quinine is a toxic alkaloid derived from the cinchona tree. When heavily diluted, it was used in hair products, specifically as a treatment for hair loss. Pinaud’s was advertised as the favorite hair dressing of "Cultured Women" and the only tonic "used by the crowned heads of Europe." It was an "indispensable preparation for the refined toilet" with a "delicate fragrance that overpowers the unpleasant effects of excessive oiliness on the scalp. Pinaud’s product was imported to the United States from France and many barbers apparently tried to pass off domestic preparations as genuine Eau de Quinine. In the mid-1920s, Pinaud filed an injunction against companies making the counterfeit product.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 27, 2018 -
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Category: Advertising, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, Hair Styling, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
The Rickshaw: Invented and Made in USA
Source of quote.
Source of photo.
More on James Birch.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 20, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Transportation, Asia, North America, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Raus the Maus
Surely of interest to WU-vies.Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 15, 2018 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, War, Cartoons, Europe, Twentieth Century
Cigar Girl
From a travel article: "Stopping in front of King Corona Cigars & Café, I’m quickly reminded that Ybor City was once the “Cigar Capital of the World.” Factories within just a few miles of where I’m standing produced 700 million cigars a year, and all of those cigars were hand-rolled in the Cuban tradition. "
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 26, 2018 -
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Category: Regionalism, Tobacco and Smoking, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Twentieth Century
Mystery Gadget 57
What's it do?
Answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 21, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, Twentieth Century
8 Dance Crazes
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 29, 2018 -
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Category: Fads, Dance, Twentieth Century
Rusty Cans
It seems to me that you could spend many enjoyable hours at Rusty Cans, looking at the fotos and reading the highly informative and entertaining text.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 22, 2017 -
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Category: Collectors, Twentieth Century, Alcohol
Charles Coffin, the Maine Hermit
Info here.
And more here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 03, 2017 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Motor Vehicles, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
On Horseback and By Highway: Administrative Facilities of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 1902-1960.
It's been way too long since we set the Gold Standard of Boredom with the TIMBER BRIDGE INSPECTION video.But maybe we can match it with this pamphlet. Feel free to read all 214 pages at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 22, 2017 -
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Category: Boredom, Government, Twentieth Century
Photographer Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones (1886-1967) seems to have had a quirky sense of humor. I like his series of shots titled "Odd Fences."You can see more at this link.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 10, 2017 -
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Category: Architecture, Eccentrics, Photography and Photographers, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
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