Takara Hygienic Powder
date: label: date made
content: early 1940s
label: copyright date
content: 1933
notes: label: Description
content: Light blue and white metal tin with black print and removable lid. The tin no longer contains the original product. There is an illustration of a nurse (head and shoulders) on the front of the tin and directions for use printed on the back. Net wt. 1/2 oz.; price 10 cents; copyright 1933. Manufactured by Takara Laboratories, Inc., Hollywood, California. printed on side of tin: "TAKARA / HYGIENIC / POWDER / (DOUCHE) / CLEANSES / REFRESHES / DEODORIZES." Tin manufacturer's mark: "C.C.CO. 30-48" indicates the tin was made by the Continental Can Company.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health
label: Subject
content: Feminine hygiene products
label: Subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Menstruation: Odor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Linda Lacy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2023.0066.04
label: catalog number
content: 2023.0066.04
label: accession number
content: 2023.0066
objectType: label: Object Name
content: douche powder
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: alum; oil peppermint; boric acid; carbolic acid (product active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: tin: 4.6 cm x 4.5 cm x 3 cm; 1 13/16 in x 1 25/32 in x 1 3/16 in