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Eight cardboard packets of Swift Household Cleanser. Inside a wax paper envelope is filled with cream coloured powder. Writing on packet explains use and also reads 'made from natural powders, "Swift" is non-abrasive, Glenstrae Products Ltd., Lower Kaimai Road, Tauranga'.
This locally made product from the 1950s-1960s may have taken its name from an American product called 'Swift's'.
Read this blog post from the Tauranga Historical Society about the history of Glenstrae Products in the Lower Kaimai ranges > https://taurangahistorical.blogspot.com/2024/07/glenstrae-products-lower-kaimai.html
date: 1950s-1960s
manufacturer: Glenstrae Products Ltd.
maximum dimension: 70mm
subject area: Social Science, Technology
subject themes: Domestic, Women, Household, Industry, Bay of Plenty
handling collection number: HC120
Why not get your hands on:
Wash Day kit HC119 > https://www.handsontauranga.co.nz/hot-items/hangarau-technology/wash-day-kit-hc119/
