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Regency Advertisements: Troublesome Freckles and Facial Hair

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The ad appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.  According to Plucked: A History of Hair Removal (Herzig, 2015) in the early 19th Continue →

Regency Advertisments: Shaving Cakes and See-Through Soap

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Vintage ad for Pear's

The ad copy appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository.  The image is from a later era, but showcases their many products. Pear’s Continue →