| Very Rare, original ca1900, Chromolithograph Advertising Sign for Resinol Complexion and Shaving Soap featuring a Family at their morning toilet!!! This attractive Chromolithograph Sign measures approx. 23" x 30" and is framed in a period walnut frame (overall size with frame is approx. 28” x 34”). The Sign features an early morning bedroom scene with a Father emerging from the bathroom and a young Mother in her nightgown tossing her naked baby into the air. Resinol Soap Products are seen prominently in the image. We guess that the message is “All is well” because of Resinol Soap Products.
Text at the top of the Sign reads: “For the Skin and Complexion / RESINOL SOAP / Used by the Whole Family”. Below the Bedroom scene are inset images of Resinol Shaving Sticks, Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment. There is text at the bottom of the Sign that reads “Resinol Chemical Co. / Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.”. The Sign is undated and is not signed by the lithographer.
It should be noted that this wonderful Skin and Shaving Soap Advertising Sign has had a matt added at some time in the past. There is staining and surface damage that can be seen at the matt opening along the bottom edge and the damage surely continues to the edge of the Sign. There is also a stain at the upper left hand corner of the matt opening and that also surely continues under the matt. The Sign has lost its cover glass at some time in the past and we could examine the matt without taking the Sign out of the frame. It appears that the matt has been affixed to the surface of the Sign in some manner. The Sign displays nicely “as framed”. Do be advised, that the matt was definitely added to the frame in order to cover flaws that exist on the edges and corners of the Sign.
This rare Resinol Soap Advertising Sign is printed on heavy card stock. We have not seen it before and could find no information about it on line or in print advertising references. We believe it to be VERY rare.
This very rare and attractive, Chromolithographed, Resinol Soap Products Advertising Sign displays in good to very good condition. The colors are somewhat muted (as manufactured) and there is with staining and surface damage along the lower edge of the matt opening that is visible (see the scans below). There are a few thin, and generally short surface scratches in the center area of the Sign, likely caused when the cover glass was broken (again see the scans below). There is also an area of repair at the upper left hand corner of the matt opening (see the scans below). Most of the condition problems are at the matt edges and these issues obviously extend under the matt and likely are significantly worse in those areas near the Sign’s edges. With all of its flaws, this Sign is still very attractive and makes for a very nice display “as matted and framed”.
A very rare and attractive, ca1900, Chromolithograph Resinol Skin and Shaving Soap Advertising Sign and an excellent addition to any collection!!
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