Name/Title
The Magic ParasolEntry/Object ID
E2016.24.1Scope and Content
A children's coloring book, titled "The Magic Parasol", 1928. The book is 15 pages long, including a children's story and pages for coloring. The book also serves as an advertisement for Palmolive soap, detailing all the places in the world that the soap's materials were made.
Physical Characteristics: 6" x 9" book, staple bound, lithograph. The cover has an illustrated color picture of a girl in a red checkered dress holding a vase, and a boy in a sailor uniform holding a brown dog, each holding on to a flying green parasol. A monkey in a palm tree is visible in the lower right corner, a red bird in the upper right. The back cover has an advertisement for Palmolive soap, with a boy holding a handkerchief sitting on a green bar of Palmolive soap under a palm tree.Collection
Education CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Book, ColoringNomenclature Primary Object Term
Book, ActivityNomenclature Class
ToysNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Coloring, Advertising, Promotional materialsArchive Details
Creator
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.Date(s) of Creation
1928 - 1928Archive Notes
Date(s): 1928
Publisher: Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.
Publication Notes: Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. 1928
