A history of the Bear Brand Hosiery Company, part of our growing archive of research into key 20th century Chicago manufacturers and their products.| Made-in-Chicago Museum
Museum Artifact: Eye-Lash-Ine Eyelash Remedy Tin, 1920s Made By: Dr. F. Formaneck Company, 1333 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL [North Lawndale] “The Beauty, Charm and Soulful Expression of the Eyes can be brought out to the Very Best Advantage with Long, Luxurious Eyelashes. EYE-LASH-INE grows eyelashes and relieves granulated eyelids. At druggists, barber, and beauty shops or by mail upon receipt of 50 cents.” –-Dr. The post Dr. F. Formaneck Co., est. 1903 appeared first on Made-in-Ch...| Made-in-Chicago Museum
Museum Artifacts: Boyer “Flowers of Beauty” and No. 34 Face Powder, 1930s-40s Made By: Boyer Chemical Laboratory Co. / Boyer International Laboratories, Inc., 2700 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL [Douglas] “In France are the great masters of the art of perfumery and preparations for beauty. Nowhere else in the world is the art as highly developed or the materials available as fine or rare in quality. The post Boyer Chemical Laboratory Co., est. 1912 appeared first on Made-in-Chicago Museum.| Made-in-Chicago Museum
Museum Artifact: Overton’s High Brown Face Powder, 1944 Made By: The Overton-Hygienic Manufacturing Company, 3621 S. State Street, Chicago, IL [Bronzeville] “High-Brown Face Powder clings so closely and matches the skin so perfectly that no one ever suspects the powder is there. The quality is rare, the perfume rich and fragrant. . . . Every known facility and method for the manufacture of face powder are employed so as to yield the famous High Brown quality demanded by the ‘lady who kn...| Made-in-Chicago Museum