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Tin for Madame C.J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company · 1910s-1920s

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Tin for Madame C.J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower

Product tin made by the company founded by Madam C.J. Walker, a major African American entrepreneur.

Maker
Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Date
1910s-1920s
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/4 x 13/16 in. (7 x 2.1 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source: Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗

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Maker
Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Date
1910s-1920s
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/4 x 13/16 in. (7 x 2.1 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source
Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

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