Elizabeth Arden Velva Leg Film, Sun Beige: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: ca 1942
• product launch: 1933
• maker: Elizabeth Arden Inc.
• Object Name: cosmetic
• Object Name: make-up, leg
• Physical Description: glass (overall material)
• Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 14.605 cm x 6.6675 cm x 3.4925 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York City
• ID Number: 1985.0481.383
• accession number: 1985.0481
• catalog number: 1985.0481.383
• Credit Line: Gift of Sidney Glaser
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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