• Step back into the turn of the century with this original Swift & Company Wool Soap advertising pinback button, manufactured by the legendary Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ (patent dates July 17, 1894 / April 14, 1896 / July 21, 1896).

  ✨ Highlights include:

  • Charming litho design of two children, one declaring “My mamma used Wool Soap” and the other wistfully replying “I wish mine had”

  • Bold pastel colors with Victorian-era advertising appeal

  • Crisp lettering for Swift & Company, one of America’s leading soap and meatpacking giants of the era

  • Original celluloid front with intact pin and clear Whitehead & Hoag back paper

  📜 History & Collectibility:
  Advertising pinbacks like this were given away at stores and fairs around 1900, making them over 120 years old today. Wool Soap was a household staple, and Swift & Co. used clever child-focused advertising to sell cleanliness and health. Early soap and household goods advertising buttons are highly collectible, with Whitehead & Hoag examples especially sought after.

  🎯 Why it matters:
  This isn’t just a pin — it’s a time capsule of Victorian-era advertising, the dawn of modern marketing when companies realized images and slogans could sell lifestyle as well as product.

  📈 Collector appeal: Perfect for those who love early advertising, pinbacks, soap and household ephemera, or Swift & Company history.

  👉 Buttons like this rarely surface in such solid condition. A standout piece for any advertising or pinback collection.

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