Purchase Date: 28th May 2010
Depicting: Soap Sir?
Card Info: Andrew Pears, a cornishman, came to London in 1789. He established a hairdressing business in Derrard Street, Soho. Cosmetics and rouge were made in his shop and eventually he developed the transparent soup the carries his name today. In 1862 the business moved to Isleworth and in 1914 the company was acquired by Lever Bros now part of Unilever.
Artist: N/A
Price Paid: 50p
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