Name/TitleFloor Cleaner

About this objectA cardboard container, c. 1973, used by donor for cleaning paint-work and occasionally for the tiled fireplace in the sitting room. Generally used with water but used dry for particularly bad stains. The top of the packet is partly torn back (to the point indicated for opening) and most of the powder has gone. Kept in a red plastic bowl (q.v.) on the table in the lobby between the kitchen and the cloakroom.

MakerProctor & Gamble Ltd.

Date Made1973

Place MadeNewcastle-on-Tyne

Medium and MaterialsWhite cardboard.
Print (design and lettering): Black, blue, yellow, red

Inscription and MarksStamped on packet front: Fast action / Flash

(Above stamp, caption relating to a special prize offer, details of competition stamped on the reverse side of the packet)

Price stamped on the outside of packet: 19p

Reference to special competition packets such as this being available in the shops during October 1973.

MeasurementsHeight of container: 17 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Depth: 3.25 cm

Object Typecleaner

Object numberSTMEA:75.A.103.134

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)