This week’s artifact is a late 19th to early 20th century soap dish including a partial bar of soap. At this time, soap was made primarily from animal fat and lye. These items were used in St. Catharines.
1967.69.2
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Hello, I’d be interested in seeing a photo of the back of the soap dish for maker’s name, possibly. Is it ceramic? Thanks.
Hi Maria. The dish is labelled “China Alfred Meakin, Tunstall, England”
Thank you, very good!