overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.97 cm x 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm
Object Name:
shampoo
hair care product
Object Type:
Cosmetics
Place made:
United States: Indiana, Bloomington
Date made:
1912-1958
Description:
The Gentry Brothers Famous Show was a large American circus that began as a dog show in 1887 and ran until 1916. They were based out of Bloomington, Ind. In 1912 they started the Gentry Brothers Remedy Company which aimed to conduct "a manufacturing business and sell remedies and medicines for man and beast..." The business was dissolved in the late 1950s.
The exact manufacture date for this bottle is unknown, but the amber bottle, cork, and label style point towards the early years of the date span, 1912-1950s. Mange affects both humans and animals and their close proximity in a circus environment may have prompted the development of this shampoo.
