Vintage Washing Laundry Reckitt's Bag Blue Reckitt & Coleman Hull Dolly Bag 1960s NOS Dolly Blue

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Vintage Washing Laundry Reckitt's Bag Blue Reckitt & Coleman Hull Dolly Bag 1960s NOS Dolly Blue

Brief Insight in Reckitt's Blue before item description

Taken from An Original Letter from the Prince of Wales Laundress and used in many advertisement if the time! 

I have been laundress to the Prince of Wales for several years, and I consider Reckitt's Paris blue is the best I ever used, and is undoubtedly greatly superior to the old-fashioned thumb or dark blue.
Eliza Elder, April 12th, 1873

Long before the age of modern washing machines and powerful laundry detergents there was Reckitt's Blue considered to be one of the first laundry whiteners; it was produced by Reckitt & Sons (also known as Reckitt & Coleman) a company founded by Isaac Reckitt a Quaker of Hull in 1840.

Reckitt's Blue was used in the final rinse when washing with dolly tubs otherwise the soap turned the white linens/cottons yellow, it had various names over the years including Reckitt's Blue, Bag Blue, Paris Blue, Crown Blue, Laundry Blue or Dolly Bags and was either sold in 1oz Paper Wrapped Cubes or wrapped in flannel; as is the case with this type.

The main ingredients of Reckitt's Blue are ultramarine and baking soda and was used in wash houses through out the world including Royal Laundries. Reckitt's Blue can also be used in the treatment of stings and spiritual ceremonies!

Item Description

Item - One Vintage Genuine Original Reckitt's Bag Blue wrapped in flannel, Circa 1960s

Maker - Reckitt & Coleman of Hull, England

Marks - Paper Packaging Printed with the details (please see photos)

Circa - 1960s

Country of Origin - England

Dimensions - 1.25" in diameter (1.125" in height)

Weight - 26 gram

Condition - Excellent Unused Condition  (please see all photos)

Other Interesting Points - 

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POSTAGE & PACKAGING

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Postage Rates for this Item
Next Day UK Delivery £8.00
Signed For UK Delivery £4.00
Standard UK Delivery £3.00
Air Mail Europe £6.00
Air Mail Outside Europe £12.00
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