Identify Woodbury product help

[RyanM87]

I found this Woodbury product where WW2 troops used to camp. Can anyone help me positively identify it, or have a photo of it in its original form? I can make out Woodbury and shaving cream... but nothing more.

 

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[DCMatt]

This may help. 1899 advert.

 

[nhbenz]

It’s apparently the top of the tube it came in with cap still screwed on.
Good one Matt!

 

[DCMatt]

It’s apparently the top of the tube it came in with cap still screw on.
Good one Matt!

Thx! But I can't find a picture of that exact tube. I find several from the 40's and even pics of Woodbury "military sets" which include shaving cream, but all the tubes of that era have bakelite caps.

I wonder if this one is from WWI... You know when the Army finds a good spot for a camp they continue to use it for a long time.

Here is an image from the 1942 Sears Christmas Book:

 

[RyanM87]

It could easily be. I have found coins from 1919 and earlier. I know it was heavily used by troops, so could have easily been earlier. I just can't seem to find a photo of what it looked like in good shape, or an exactly(close to) date.

 

[DCMatt]

I looked again but still didn't find a Woodbury shaving cream tube with a metal hex cap.

I did find Palmolive, Barbasol, and Williams shaving cream tubes with metal caps and text on the shoulder of the tube. They were dated closer to WWI.

By the late 30's many had bakelite caps and smooth (no text) shoulders.

Of course, it wasn't a scientific method of research. I was mostly eyeballing old advertisements.



Palmolive 1922

 

[DCMatt]

Here's a 1933 ad for Woodbury's. Not shaving cream, but you can clearly see the top of the tube - text on the shoulders and bakelite cap.



I think you are safe to assume your relic is older than WWII.

 

[Mackaydon]

DCM,
Yes, that's Mr. Woodbury's face--as shown in this pic:

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