Tin for Madam Walker Glossine and Pressing Oil
date: label: Date
content: 1940s - 1960s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
notes: label: Caption
content: The items in this collection belonged to Edna Stevens McIntyre (May 22, 1917-). She was born in Washington, DC but relocated to Duquesne, PA at the age of 7 or 8 after her mother died. She was raised by a paternal aunt, Ida Stevens Johnson. Edna McIntyre is the aunt of the donor, Linda Crichlow White.
label: Description
content: The canister is metal with a fitted lid which is a paper label adhered to it. The label primarily reads [Madam Walker / GLOSSINE AND PRESSING OIL / MEDIUM WEIGHT]. The canister has a brushed gold metallic finish. The circular label affixed to the lid is yellow and white with brown inked lettering. The label lists the manufacture’s information [THE MADAME C.J. WALKER MFG. CO./INDIANAPOLIS / INDIANA]. The can has rusting along the lid edge located beneath the manufacturer's address on the attached label as well as along the bottom of the canister. Inside, there is a yellowish product resembling petroleum jelly.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda Crichlow White in honor of her aunt, Edna Stevens McIntyre
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.59.34
objectType: label: Type
content: cosmetics
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: alloy steel , organic material
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 5 × 1 5/8 in. (12.7 × 4.1 cm)