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Title: Peet, Bros. & Co.
Description: Manufacturers of soap, Peet Bros. was founded in 1872 by William and Robert Peet.
Date: 1879
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Wholesale Soap Making
Description: The Peet Brothers Manufactuting Company specializes in laundry and toilet soaps and glycerine. Article describes the factory that takes up six acres and employs over 200 people, making it Kansas City's largest soap factory.
Date: 1900-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: President of Faultless Dies at 47
Description: Obituary article about the death of David Beaham, president of Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Co. of Kansas City. Beaham "was a fifth-generation member of the family that founded the company which makes and markets laundry and household cleaning products, candles and air fresheners, and lawn and garden products." A short history of the company which began as the Beaham & Moffit company is included. "Faultless bought Bon Ami and changed its name in 1974 to Faultless Starch/Bon Ami."
Date: 2011-10-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Peet Bros. Mfg. Co.
Description: Advertising card for Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. showing a barefoot woman with a basket and jug walking down a path in front of a thatched-roof house followed by a cow and some geese. One of a set of two cards with similar design. Front of card says: "Compliments of Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. Kansas City, U. S. A./ La Rosa Bouquet./ Scented Glycerine./ The Leading Manufacturers of Fancy Toilet and Laundry Soaps. Insist Upon Having Our Brands." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Kansas City, U. S. A. No street address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Peet Bros. Mfg. Co.
Description: Advertising card for Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. showing a man and a woman in colonial dress standing on dunes. One of a set of two cards with similar design. Front of card says: "Compliments of Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. Kansas City, U. S. A. / La Rosa Bouquet / Scented Glycerine / The Leading Manufacturers of Fancy Toilet and Laundry Soaps. Insist Upon Having Our Brands." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: Kansas City, U. S. A. No street address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 32 with African American Stereotypes
Description: Scrapbook page containing eight advertising cards showing African Americans in various situations. Two of the cards are missing. The cards show:1. Two geese with bodies made of bags of tobacco and cotton flying over a man in a field. Card says: "Copyright. Richmond and Co., Buffalo, N.Y."2. A man holding a fishing rod sitting by a river on a large spool of "Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton." Caption says: "'I reckon dis yere's strong 'nuff suah.'"3. A woman fixing a man's tie as three children look on. Caption says: "Sunday. Yer looks Lubly Ephraim, and it all comes-using dat Higgins' Soap."4. A woman and some children opening the door to a visitor or salesman whose coat tails are being nibbled by a goat. Card says: "Compliments of the Domestic Sewing Machine Co."5. A man sitting holding a tambourine.6. Two people in "native" dress leading an elephant. Card says: "Soap Makers, Chicago. 'Blue India.'"7. A man singing.8. Three people and a cat kneeling on the floor looking at their reflections in a stove. Card says: "Rising Sun Stove Polish. 'I say Snow Flake, dat stove was blacked with rising sun. Did you eber see de like?'"
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 56 with Children
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards showing the following:1. An African American man holding a duck and basket. Card says: "Chas. E. Marsh, Printer and Stationer, Greenville, N. H."2. Two cards for:.""Curtis Davis and Co. Boston, Mass. Welcome Soap." showing a woman holding a baby while a man admires it and a sailor running to embrace a woman. Lower right corner of both cards says: "Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, New York."3. A child holding up a bottle labeled, "Burdock Blood Bitters."4. A child playing a mandolin.5. Flowers and a geometric border. Card says: "Reward of Merit to Hattie Light by Mollie Hayes, Teacher.."(Names are handwritten.)6. A girl holding flowers.7. A coachman with a whip and very large head.8. Two children sitting in a chair with a doll and a brochure with a man leaning over the back watching them. Card says: "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Cures Colds, Coughs, and all Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Prepared by J. C. Ayers and Co. Lowell, Mass, U. S. A."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Soap Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Soap Co. showing a barefoot boy in shabby clothes dancing while sweeping. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "Use Water Queen Soap Manufactured by Kansas City Soap Co." Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Soap Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Soap Co. showing a girl breaking out of a large egg holding a wreath. Front of card says: "Use Water Queen Soap Manufactured by Kansas City Soap Co." Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Kansas City Soap Co.
Description: Advertising card for Kansas City Soap Co. showing a barefoot boy in shabby clothes dancing and playing a penny whistle or flute. One of two cards with similar design and theme. Front of card says: "Use Water Queen Soap Manufactured by Kansas City Soap Co." Back of card is blank. No address is given.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 72 with Babies
Description: Scrapbook page containing nine advertising cards. Three cards show flowers, one with a dove, one with a shoe, and one with a hand. Six cards for "Sweet Home Soap," each show a person trying to care for two infants who are usually crying. The people include: "The Old Nurse,.""The Fond Papa,.""The Careless Nurse,.""The Maiden Aunt,.""The Dude Uncle," and "The Mother." Lower right corner of each card says: "Cosack and Co. Buffalo, N.Y."
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: It's Ever Green for 125 Years and Counting
Description: In recognition of their 125th birthday, Bon Ami has produced 1,886 cleaning cakes based on its original 1886 formula. Owned by the Beaham family, the Bon Ami company has used all-natural formulas in their products since 1886. Article also discusses the "green" movement. Includes pictures of BonAmi products and Carolyn Beaham West, vice president of brand development.
Date: 2011-07-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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