CANISTER OF TOPS-ALL CLEANER

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CANISTER OF TOPS-ALL CLEANER

Entry/Object ID

99.17.2.2

Description

Color: Black; Orange A canister of Tops-All cleaner, ca. 1925. The cylindrical black paperboard container has an orange label pasted around it. On the main section of the label is "'TOPS / -ALL'/ CLEANER / Patent Applied For / OFFICE / 1203 West Vernon Avenue / Los Angeles California / Phone VErmont 8703 / 10 Ounces Net Weight When Packed." The other section gives directions for the use of the product when washing dishes, laundry, and silverware, cleaning woodwork, and as a bath powder. Unopened and with its contents intact, the artifact is in good condition, with some surface soiling; a few small stains; and abrasions to the label and canister.

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Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Canisters, Top's All, Cleaning compounds, Washing powders

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Canisters