1899 Ad - Brooke's MONKEY Brand SOAP ~ 'Happy New Year' Theme ~ XLG

Collectibles : Advertising : Paper : Soap : Holiday, Seasonal

$35 USD
Larger View

 
Shipping/Handling: To Be Determined
Insurance: Included in shipping
Price for shipping to USA

To estimate shipping to a different location:
Enter your Country: --Select Country-- United States Algeria Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Finland France French Guiana Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Maldives Malta Mexico Montenegro Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Northern Ireland Norway Oman Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Venezuela Yemen

 

This dated, antique Brooke's Soap ad features an illustration of a human-scaled monkey dressed as a court jester in a harlequin-style top and hat with bells. The playful, anthropomorphic primate is skating across a frozen pond while pushing a giant frying pan equipped with sleigh runners. Through the handle hole of the pan is a pole with a banner bearing the inscription, "A Happy New Year Everyone". In the frying pan is a giant example of a box of the advertised household cleaning product - a nice depiction of Victorian packaging and 'branding'.

The late 19th-Century, illustrated picture is an engraving of a winter countryside scene. The ape-like, smiling, simian skater is gliding on the ice in old-fashioned strap-on, curled-toe skates with snow-covered hills and a English country church in the background.

This is one of a long-running series of Victorian advertisements for Brooke's Monkey Brand Soap that featured a monkey in various guises. It was portrayed performing a number of human-like activities.

Many vintage ads can act as "time capsules", reflecting the styles and sensibilities of a particular era. Christmas ads, perhaps due to the traditional, "family" nature of the holiday, often evoke a stronger sense of nostalgia. They can stir childhood memories of simpler, more sentimental times.

This Extra-LARGE 1890s advert measures 11 3/4" x 16 1/4" (approx.). The image of this piece of advertising memorabilia / ephemera has been accommodated completely by a large-format scanner. This Victorian-era British print ad is in excellent condition and is eminently suitable for framing - perhaps as a decorative holiday accent for your home.

Canada/USA Postage & Packing is $5.00 (Elsewhere to be determined). Multiple items purchased from SHARP OBJECTS may be combined for shipping purposes.

Item ID: 8109-2