{"id":1319,"date":"2015-05-03T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2015-05-03T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T10:10:00","slug":"once-upon-a-time-dogs-sold-soap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1319","title":{"rendered":"Once Upon a Time Dogs Sold Soap"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you explore the Boston Public Library's Collection of trade cards,<\/a> you find that dogs were often used to sell soap. (And, a lot of other things.) <\/p>\n

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This Buchan's Carbolic Disinfecting Soap ad touted the brand as, "THE BEST DOG SOAP IN THE WORLD." (Here's a link to this image.)<\/a><\/p>\n

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David's Prize Soap claimed to be the cheapest and best and seemed to use dogs as their delivery engines. (Here's a link to this image.)<\/a><\/p>\n

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I wonder which soap this couple was using "Giving Prince a Wash" in this stereograph<\/a>? (Here's a link to this image.)<\/a><\/p>\n

Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who Hops over to Amazon<\/a>\"\" from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support.<\/em><\/p>\n