Rare Victorian Advertising Flyer Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap 1896 UK 8 x 5.25

Rare Victorian Advertising Flyer Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap 1896 UK 8 x 5.25 For Sale

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Rare Victorian Advertising Flyer Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap 1896 UK 8 x 5.25:
$71.97

1880 Victorian Trade Card Jas Kirk & Co Chicago SOAP - Man with Giant MAGNOLIA Rare Victorian 1896 Flyer for Arsenical Soap Description

Offered for sale is a Victorian flyer from 1896 advertising Dr. Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap, from the United Kingdom. The back is loaded with testimonials. The image is of a dark-haired woman in red.

The soap contained arsenic in "a very small quantity" and was touted as nourishing the skin, whitening the hands and preventing superfluous hairs. Interestingly, arsenical soap's main use was in taxidermy work on birds to help preserve the skin.

Please enlarge pictures for a better view of condition. Measures about 8 by 5.25 inches (20 x 13 cm).

Rare Victorian Advertising Flyer Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap 1896 UK 8 x 5.25 For Sale

Rare Victorian Advertising Flyer Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap 1896 UK 8 x 5.25: $71.97

Rare Victorian Advertising Flyer Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap 1896 UK 8 x 5.25:
$71.97