Jabón 5 pm boxed toilet soap set (box and three wrapped bars)

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

"Jabón 5 pm" boxed toilet soap set (box and three wrapped bars)

Entry/Object ID

2025.5.2

Description

Cuban boxed men's toilet‑soap set: a two‑piece (lidded) rectangular cardboard box containing three individually wrapped soap bars. Box lid and bar wrappers share the same modern graphic — a broad cream horizontal band across a black ground, with a red dot beside "JABON" and the brand "5pm" in red italic. Image 2 shows the open box with the three black‑wrapped bars in place; image 3 is a single wrapped bar. Unused.

Use

Belonged to Jorge Pantoja Amengual's household

Context

"luxury" soaps, often used for gifts.

Collection

Jorge Pantoja Amengual collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.5

Source or Donor

Jorge Pantoja Amengual

Notes

Box #1 (with soaps) donated by Jorge Pantoja Amengual. Box #2 belonged to Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

MINIL

Place

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Edition

5PM

Notes

Box #1 contains three bars of soap.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

box cover

Transcription

"Jabon 5pm"

Language

Spanish

Translation

Soap 5pm

Material/Technique

Printed

Location

Box cover (top)

Transcription

JABON 5pm

Language

Spanish

Translation

SOAP 5pm

Material/Technique

Printed

Location

Soap cover (back)

Transcription

La Habana Hecho en Cuba

Language

Spanish

Translation

Havana Made in Cuba

Dimensions

Height

18 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Depth

3.5 cm

Parts

box (lid, bottom), 3 soaps

Materials

Material

Cardboard, Paper, Soap

Material Notes

Materials: Printed paperboard box; three soap bars in printed paper wrappers. Technique: Offset‑printed lidded carton; molded/cut soap bars with printed, folded, sealed paper wrappers.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jorge Pantoja Amengual

Notes

owner

Person or Organization

Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez

Notes

owner

Person or Organization

MINIL

Notes

producer

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

production, acquisition

General Notes

Note

One box is empty, the other contains the 3 soaps.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 10, 2026