Approx. date of this Williams soap puck?

[gearchow]

I stopped off at a vintage shop on the way home, ever hopeful, and there not being much else, bought this box of Williams soap:

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No bar code, no circle for the price. I remember seeing a discussion about this but can't Google it up now. The puck is still wrapped up in paper, looks pretty bad though. Is there a Williams chronological pictorial that I may have missed?

thank you.

-jim

 

[Deltaboy]

It is pre 1950's for sure maybe pre WWII.

 

[SliceOfLife]

Older than 1957. From the looks of the box I'd guess late 40's early 50's. Any ads on the paper inside? That could help narrow it down.

 

[gearchow]

Older than 1957. From the looks of the box I'd guess late 40's early 50's. Any ads on the paper inside? That could help narrow it down.

Yes, oddly enough I didn't look at it very hard and just thought it was about this soap. It for "Conti Castile Shampoo". The World's Most Recommended Shampoo.

-jim

 

[Ruck]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=147700&highlight=williams+vintage

 

[SliceOfLife]

1950-1957


JB Williams merged with Conti in 1950 and moved out of Glastonbury in 1957. I'd need to see the ad to try and narrow it down further.

 

[gearchow]

1950-1957


JB Williams merged with Conti in 1950 and moved out of Glastonbury in 1957. I'd need to see the ad to try and narrow it down further.

Easy enough.

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And that link I will bookmark, that was the one I read before and couldn't locate again.

thanks very much, I was confident I would find the answer here in this forum.

So, a soap that is as old or older then me. I'm speechless.

-jim

 

[michiganlover]

Awesome find!!

 

[SliceOfLife]

Can't narrow it down any further definitely. I'd suspect 1953-1957 based on earlier ads not claiming to be the worlds most recommended shampoo. In any case, great soap.