Vintage Williams ID Help?

[KingGordon]

I got this box of vintage Williams soap as part of a lot. I couldn't find a picture of this blue box anywhere on the web. Has anyone seen it before? Any idea of the age? It's marked Cranford NJ with no zip code, an empty pricing circle, and an aqua velva ad inside.

 

[nemo]

I'm not familiar with that particular box but there is a lot of good info in the 16 pages of this thread. Nice score!

 

[mblakele]

Probably 19571960-1967, I think.

I have been gathering data at Williams_Timeline on the wiki. Cranford = 1957 1960 or later. This soap would be no later than the mid-to-late 1970s because it lacks a UPC. The lack of a zip code suggests pre-1963, but could be a bit later because not all labels immediately acquired zip codes. The lack of net weight or ingredients suggests pre-1967, when the 1966 FPLA came into force. But it might have taken a year or two for labels to catch up with the new law.

 

[Gamma]

I believe that Williams moved to Glen Rock in 57, and then to Cranford in 1960.
There's no list of ingredients, zip code, or bar code - I'd guess 60-66.
Could be later production too - possibly part of a gift box or something. Hard to say.
Whatever it is - it's definitely good soap, that's for sure.

 

[mblakele]

I believe that Williams moved to Glen Rock in 57, and then to Cranford in 1960.
There's no list of ingredients, zip code, or bar code - I'd guess 60-66.
Could be later production too - possibly part of a gift box or something. Hard to say.
Whatever it is - it's definitely good soap, that's for sure.

I think you are right about 1960: http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/findaids/JBWilliams/MSS19670001.html was my reference, but I read it too quickly and missed the distinction between the acquisition and the move. I have updated the wiki to match.

 

[FL shaver]

Love that razor, btw.

 

[KingGordon]

Thanks everybody for the help. 1960-66 sounds about right. I appreciate the help and am looking forward to testing out the soap.FL shaver- thanks. I like it too.