Borax / Le Cristal Magique / Cette Petite Brochure Pour Raconte l'Histoire / d'Un Mineral Magique Que, Lorsqu'on Le Place / Dans l'Eau Dont on Se Sert Pour Le Blanchis- / sage, La Cuisine et Pour Le Bain, Devient / Un Géant Invisible, Contribuant D'une / Façon Merveilleuse Su Brilliant As- / pect De La Maison et Al La Dimi- / nution Des Travaux De Menage.  //  "L'aide Merveilleux du Savon / Partout Ou L'on Se Sert De Savon" _____//[ GOOGLE TRANSLATION ===]// _____ This Little Booklet Tells the Story / of a Magical Mineral That, When Placed / in Water Used for Laundering, Cooking and Bathing, Becomes / an Invisible Giant, Contributing in a / Wonderful Way to the Bright Appearance of the House and to the De- / crease in Housework.  // "The W

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Published by The Pacific Coast Borax Co.;  Oakland, Ca;  24 pp.;  Wraps;  VG;  1915, 1915

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//[ GOOGLE TRANSLATION ===]// _____ This Little Booklet Tells the Story / of a Magical Mineral That, When Placed / in Water Used for Laundering, Cooking and Bathing, Becomes / an Invisible Giant, Contributing in a / Wonderful Way to the Bright Appearance of the House and to the De- / crease in Housework.  // "The Wonderful Aid of Soap / Everywhere You Use Soap __________Issued to promote the use of Twenty Mule Team Borax in France._____ This editor's knowledge of French is "tres limite" but the text provides suggested uses throughout the "tres moderne maison._____" It ends with a history of the discovery of borax in Teel's Marsh near Marietta, Nevada in 1872 and the subsequent evolution of the company._____   It also explains the reasons for the development of the Twenty Mule Team system in "la Valle de la Mort" in California._____ The covers are in partial color._____  The front depicts "Mademoiselle Borax" carrying a large basket of laundry._____  The rear cover shows a French store window display of the company's products being admired by a fashionable young woman._____ Illustrated with black & white artwork of French housewives employing the product in a variety of domestic chores in the bathroom, kitchen, laundry room and nursery._____ There is a 1" piece missing from the spine heel of the title page, not affecting any printed matter._____ The top half of the spine is split._____ Not in WorldCat (09/23).____. Seller Inventory # P-02843

Bibliographic Details

Title: Borax / Le Cristal Magique / Cette Petite ...

Publisher: The Pacific Coast Borax Co.;  Oakland, Ca;  24 pp.;  Wraps;  VG;  1915

Publication Date: 1915

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good