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Metadata
Object ID # |
2007.008.011 |
Object Name |
Bottle |
Title |
Johnson's Kleen Floor Wax Bottle |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
c. 1929 |
Made |
S. C. Johnson & Son Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Brantford, Ontario |
Description |
One quart glass bottle of JOHNSON'S KLEEN FLOOR. This colourless pressed glass bottle has a printed paper label. It has a metal stopper involving a metal wire. Label is large and printed in orange/black/red/robin's egg blue. Has a side illustration of a uniformed maid on her knees, using the product on a floor. "SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING". The label recommends using a "Weighted Johnson Polishing Brush" with the product. "DIRECTIONS: Apply Johnson's Kleen Floor with a cloth and rub dry with a dry cloth. Where the wood is badly soiled use a stiff bristle scrubbing brush in connection with the Kleen Floor. Never use steel wool with Johnson's Kleen Floor. Johnson's Kleen Floor removes spots, stains, dirt and grim and prepares the wood for a new coating of finish Varnish or Wax. For finishing new floors we recommend Johnson's Paste Prepared Wax, but Johnson's Liquid Wax is unsurpassed for brightening and touching up varnished floors. It has wonderful cleaning qualities, and also polishes and protects the original finish." The glass bottle has moulded raised lettering on the underside of its base: "S C JOHNSON & SON BRANTFORD CANADA". "1929" added in a pencil notation on the label. |
Makers mark |
Moulded on bottle base: "S C JOHNSON & SON/ BRANTFORD / CANADA" Printed label has "S. C. JOHNSON & SON LIMITED/ "THE WOOD FINISHING AUTHORITIES"/ VANCOUVER--WINNIPEG--TORONTO--MONTREAL/ FACTORY BRANTFORD CANADA" |
Provenance |
Manufactured by S.C. Johnson & Son Ltd in Brantford, Ontario. Dates to c.1929. The American S. C. Johnson & Son company formed its Canadian branch in 1920. This item belonged to the Toms family, who originally lived in Bognor, Sydenham Township, Grey County. Cecil Toms arrived in Owen Sound in the 1920s, where he owned an automotive garage and sales business. His family also farmed at Branningham Grove, a farm east of Owen Sound, in Sydenham Township. Last owned by his son, Dave Toms of Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Bottles & Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Glass/Metal/Inks/Paper/Glue |
Dimensions |
H-22 Dia-10.8 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Toms, Cecil Toms, Dave |
Subjects |
Bottles Housework Floors |