1889 Ad Red Seal Lye Tomson Philadelphia Potash Soap - ORIGINAL GROC2 XEAA6 Period Paper is pleased to

Period Paper is pleased to offer a rare collection of mini posters (both color and black and white) from the World War I era

It was carved from black granite and is now a treasured artifact in the Cairo Museum

Manhattan vessels from the Roosevelt Steamship Company

This is an original 1899 black and white print of Major General William R

1889 Ad Red Seal Lye Tomson Philadelphia Potash Soap - ORIGINAL GROC2 XEAA6 Period Paper is pleased toThis is an original 1889 black and white print ad for Red Seal Granulated Lye from P. C. Tomson & Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The seller of the product was Thurber, Whyland & Company. The ad writes, "One can will make 10 to 12 pounds best hard soap, or 200 pounds soft soap." When mixed with animal fat and water, lye forms a thick liquid, that when set and cured, becomes soap. Lye alone is incredibly dangerous and corrosive, and can cause