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1920s Watkins Coconut Oil & Elgin Watches Antique Print Advertisements Ad 1921

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Taken from the April 1921 Cosmopolitan, this sheet shows the front and back of one single page. One side is a Watkins Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo ad, "How to Shampoo Your Hair Properly," illustrated by Alonzo Kimball, with step-by-step pictures of women washing, rinsing and brushing long hair. The reverse is an Elgin Watches ad, "The Time-Ball," a masked ball scene with Father Time and a scythe.

  • Close-up of a woman holding a hand mirror, with a dark bob
  • Series of washing and rinsing sketches with captions on lather and rinsing
  • Elaborate Louis XV style ballroom with costumed revelers and a chandelier
  • Elgin pocket watch with a decorative open-worked dial
  • Appeals to hair history, illustration and horology fans
  • Measures approximately: 8.25" x 11.75"
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