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This lid from a jar of Bears Grease hair conditioner was recovered from excavations at the Quindaro Townsite, an archaeological district now part of Kansas City, KS. The lid reads "Genuine BEARS GREASE (For T)he Hair PREPARED BY JULES HAUEL Perfumer 120 Chestnut St. PHILADELPHIA." Hauel was listed as being located at the 120 Chestnut Street address until 1854 when he moved. He continued to make the Bears Grease product until 1865.
Date: 1857-1863
Item Number: 316081
Call Number: 14WY314-3213-4 and -5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 316081
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ceramic
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Quindaro
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Toilet Article
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Toilet Article - Hair Conditioner
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Quindaro
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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