A Pair of Octagon Soap Premium Lists

Various: Colgate & Company, 1927. First edition. Very good. A brochure and a leaflet; brochure - tri-fold, pp. [8], 9 1/4 x 6 folded; monochrome illustrations; faint vertical crease through middle and small, closed cuts to top edge; in about very good condition; leaflet - 8 1/2 x 5 1/4; pp. [2]; lithographed illustrations; small cut to top edge; in very good condition.Introduced by the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company in the early 1900s, Octagon Soap would quickly become a staple in most households, used not only for personal hygiene, but also for laundry and other cleaning tasks around the home. To leverage the product's position on the market Colgate utilized the use of coupons and enticing premiums - to be had at a discount, or for free, upon collection and redemption of enough coupons. The current publications advertised just such premiums, ranging from Turkish towels to pocket watches and from jewelry and glassware to rollerskates and cooking utensils.