Cheesebrough Manuf’g Co. (New York, N.Y.) [cabinet cards]
Title
Cheesebrough Manuf’g Co. (New York, N.Y.) [cabinet cards]
Description
With portraits of Blaine and Logan on the recto, with advertisements for the company’s new “white Vaseline” on the verso.
In 1870, Robert Chesebrough began selling a product derived from petroleum residue, Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. Chesebrough's first manufacturing plant for vaseline was in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In 1881, Chesebrough Manufacturing began operating under Standard Oil. Through various corporate changes, the product is still manufactured today, under the Unilever brand.
In 1870, Robert Chesebrough began selling a product derived from petroleum residue, Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. Chesebrough's first manufacturing plant for vaseline was in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In 1881, Chesebrough Manufacturing began operating under Standard Oil. Through various corporate changes, the product is still manufactured today, under the Unilever brand.
Creator
Cheesebrough Manuf'g Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Date
1884
Format
Cabinet cards [photographs]
Type
Advertisements
Files
Collection
Citation
Cheesebrough Manuf'g Co. (New York, N.Y.), “Cheesebrough Manuf’g Co. (New York, N.Y.) [cabinet cards],” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed December 4, 2024, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/403.