Clean-Up Week

Clean-Up Week Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
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Sub Categories
Litho
Illustrations
Text on Button CLEAN-UP WEEK
Image Description

Illustration of a person holding a stick with blue and white text on a red, what and blue striped background
Back Paper / Back Info

GERAGHTY & CO 3035-7 W LAKE ST CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A. 
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Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/8 inch
The Manufacturer
Geraghty & Co
Additional Information

The Old Dutch Cleanser Girl is seen brandishing a stick that represents her driving away dust and dirt. Her Dutch roots follow a tradition rooted in Holland where its residents are renowned for immaculate cleaning practices. Old Dutch cleanser, first created by Cudahy Packing in 1905, was the first company to market cleansing powder. It is a pumice based cleanser used for household cleaning.
Sources

“History.” Old Dutch - History. Retrieved from: http://www.olddutch.ca/en/history.php.
Catalog ID CA0538