| Object ID |
2006.0008.250 |
| Accession# |
2006.0008 |
| Object Name |
Jar |
| Title |
Burma-Shave |
| Description |
A ribbed glass container with "Burma-Shave" etched into the front. It contained shaving cream. |
| Search Terms |
G.A.R. Hall
Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War
Shaving
Containers |
| Collection |
Robert L. Hunker G.A.R. Collection |
| People |
Hunker, Robert L.
Hunker, John D. |
| Subjects |
Containers
Shaving |
| Artist |
Burma-Vita Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Catalog date |
08/09/2006 |
| Catalog type |
History |
| Collector |
Robert L. Hunker |
| Count |
1 |
| Credit line |
Robert L. Hunker |
| Dimensions |
H-3.375 Dia-2.875 inches |
| Home Location |
G.A.R. Hall Museum |
| Makers mark |
No Brush Burma-Shave
Reg. U.S. Pat. Office |
| Material |
Glass/Metal |
| Notes |
Burma-Shave was one of the first companies to use billboard signs on highways in the early twentieth century. |
| Provenance |
Collected by John D. Hunker of Turkeyfoot Island. He was an avid country auction collector of crockery, small farm and carpentry tools, glass jars, etc. Robert L. Hunker inherited the jar from his father. |
| Recfrom |
Hunker G.A.R. Collection |
| Site |
G.A.R. Hall Museum |
| Site # |
31 |
