Advertisement for Vinolia soap

An advertisement from the Illustrated London News, 20 April 1912, for Vinolia soap, as used on the 'Titanic'. The advertisement has a picture of the liner in the centre, a picture of the soap and its box at the top and three views of the liner interior at the bottom, including a state room and the swimming bath, all enclosed with rope twist. Text: 'THE NEW WHIT STAR LINER R.M.S. "TITANIC" IS THE LARGEST VESSEL IN THE WORLD. ITI IS NOT ONLY IN SIZE BUT ALSO IN LUXURY OF HER APPOINTMENTS THAT THE 'TITANIC' TAKES FIRT PLACE AMONG THE BIG STEAMERS OF THE WORLD. BY THE PROVISION OF VINOLIA OTTO TOILET SOAP FOR HER FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS THE "TITANIC" ALSO LEADS AS OFFERING A HIGHER STANDARD OF TOILET LUXURY AND COMFORT AT SEA. VINOLIA OTTO TOILET SOAP IS PERFECT FOR SENSITIVE SKINS AND DELICATE COMPLEXIONS. ITS RICH CLEANSING LATHER SOOTHES AND SOFTENS FOR REGULAR TOILET USE THERE IS NO SOAP MORE DELIGHTFUL. VINOLIA COMPANY LTD LONDON AND PARIS.' This advertisement is mentioned at the start of the film 'A Night to Remember'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5003
Collection: Commemorative ephemera
Type: Advertisement
Display location: Not on display
Places: London
Vessels: Titanic (1912)
Date made: 1912
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Lord-MacQuitty Collection
Measurements: Overall: 387 mm x 274 mm