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Dallas's Catalogue, 1915

Glasgow University Archive Services, House of Fraser

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Dallas's Catalogue, 1915

A selection of toiletries illustrated in Dallas's mail order catalogue, 1915. This page shows everyday items such as perfumes, violet powder, shaving cream, moustache grower, toothpaste and powder and pomade. Items such as insect powder and lanoline cream for sunburn that would be especially useful in tropical climates such as those in Africa, the Far East and the Caribbean where many of Dallas's mail order customers lived.

Reference: Glasgow University Archive Services, HF15/7/1/26

House of Fraser plc

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