STARCH PACKETS x2

H1988.739.a-b

Two empty starch packets.
[.a] 1 empty starch packet. Blue box with white edges, printed with 'DANDY GLOSS STARCH' and picture of a man with eye-glass in evening dress. Printed on front: 'STRONGER THAN OTHER STARCHES, LESS REQUIRED'. One side of packet states 'PURITY, STRENGTH AND UNIFORMITY', other side has directions for use, both for raw starch and boiling starch.
[.b] 1 empty starch packet, blue box with pale blue edges. Has blue and white star on front, back and each end. On front has 'SILVER STAR STARCH' printed above star. Marked on side 'THE BEST IN THE WORLD/FOR THAT BRAND NEW LOOK/WON'T STICK TO THE IRON'. One side has instructions for cold water starch, the other side for hot water starching.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1988.739.a-b
Accession Date: 9 Dec 1988

Material

Cardboard/Paper0 - Whole

Measurement

length90mm
width50mm
height136mm
length101mm
width53mm
height130mm

 

 

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