Name/Title
Bottle and Box of Budda's Toilet Water, Lingering Oriental FragranceEntry/Object ID
1988.22.14Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.14, A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: BOTTLE AND BOX
DESCRIPTION:
A. CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE, WITH PAPER LABEL STATING, "BUDDA." TOILET WATER IN BLACK-, YELLOW-, AND ORANGE COLORS.
B. MATCHING CARDBOARD CONTAINER HAS SIMILAR LABEL AND COLORING. BLACK-COLORED PLASTIC SCREW TOP.
SIZE: H 7-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PRODUCT USED IN FRANK'S BARBER SHOP, 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ACQUISITION FUND
DATE: JUNE 10, 1988Interpretative Labels
Label
5/25/2020 MvL: Barbershop sign:
1930'S BARBERSHOP
THE PIECES IN THIS EXHIBIT WERE ONCE USED DAILY IN FRANK'S BARBER SHOP LOCATED AT 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE. THE SHOP WAS OPENED AROUND 1930 BY FRANK CORICA, LATE UNCLE OF OUR FORMER MAYOR, CHUCK CORICA.
