Bathroom Collectibles

Bathroom collectibles brighten up any bathroom— and they’re not too hard to find. Almost any antique mall you go to has at least one good one.

The choice finds here are the Hazel Bishop Imported Handmade Eyelashes-100% Human Hair, Ready-to-Wear, c.1965, made in South Korea. Below that you'll see the very nicely decorated "Fringed Three Fingertip Towels" set by Sayco, c.1960, USA. In front is a stylish little emory board file that has no maker's mark, c.1960. In the middle at the top we see a Murine For Your Eyes, demonstration bottle, c.1940, USA. The Sexauer Balloon Tank Ball (that "improves the flush") c.1950, USA, may well belong with my Garage/Utility Collectibles but it's here in the bathroom.

Bathroom collectibles brighten up any bathroom— and they’re not too hard to find. Almost any antique mall you go to has at least one good one.

The Kleenex travel pack tissues (Kimberly-Clark, USA) are from 1938. Toni "The Uncurly Permanent" is from The Toni Company, division of Gillette, Chicago, USA, c.1960. Barbasol shaving cream, USA, c.1955. "I Can't Believe It's a Girdle" is from Playtex, USA, c.1970. The Lava Chemical Resolvent Soap, "a high-grade pumice soap," is from Proctor & Gamble, USA, c.1945. And the Ivory soap is from Procter & Gamble, USA, c.1958.

The second picture shows the Pro-phy-lac-tic "U.S. Service" toothbrush, Pro-phy-lac-tic Brush Co., USA, c.1950. The "Bathtub Head Rest" Bath & Beach Pillow from SNP, Taiwan, c.1968. Dr. Blumers "Dentone" Tooth Paste, Lincoln Chemical Works, Chicago, USA, c.1930. Ipana toothpaste with Hexa-Fluoride, Bristol-Myers, USA, c.1965. Dab, "The Man's Hair Dressing," Du Sharme Products, Minneapolis, USA, c.1971. Pepsodent Tooth Paste "contains Irium," Lever Brothers, NY, USA, c.1955. Stripe Tooth Paste "with Hexachlorophene," Lever Brothers, NY, c.1960.

Van Heusen men's collar shows a patent date of 1922, Phillips-Jones, N.Y., USA. Made of fine starched cotton, this collar attaches to shirt with buttons. People unfamiliar with the history of clothing find this very curious and are astonished to learn that men once wore collars of paper and even plastic (celluloid). From 'Bathroom Collectibles' at the web's largest private collection of antiques & collectibles: https://www.ericwrobbel.com/collections/bathroom-1.htm

Generations have come and gone since the separate collar was a common item. This Van Heusen men's collar shows a patent date of 1922, Phillips-Jones, N.Y., USA. Made of fine starched cotton, this collar attaches to a shirt with buttons. People unfamiliar with the history of clothing find this very curious and are surprised to learn that men once wore collars made not just of fabric, but of paper and even plastic (celluloid).