Carbona Marshall Chemical Co, Vintage Bottle, Vintage Cleaning Product

Vintage Carbona, Marshall Chemical Co. . This is a great Bottle..This bottle has 2 chips on the mouth of the bottle and has some scratches. Measures 5 " H x 1 1/2" W ************History************* Carbona was first manufactured and marketed in New York City at the dawn of the 20th century as a cleaning product for fabrics. According to the Carbona website, it was sold in New York City from vendors in horse-drawn carriages. The brand name “Carbona” comes from its original chemical ingredient, carbon tetrachloride. Before carbon tetrachloride began to be imported into the US in the late 1890’s, the main household solvents were all incredibly flammable things like gasoline and naphtha. As this early Carbona ad notes, unlike the others, it “cannot explode.” I do not know when people realized the same product that removed spots from their coat could also remove brain cells from their heads, but it seems like by the mid- 1960’s, it was a trend in New York City. The first mention I could find was a gruesome article from the New York Times on June 19, 1965 with the headline “Sniffing Of Fluid Is Fatal to Boy; 4 Others Made Ill.” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Due to the vintage condition of this item, it is being sold "AS IS". it will be carefully packed and shipped with a tracking number. Take this opportunity to add this nice vintage piece to your home. Please Check out my other shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/WishUponAKeepsake?ref=search_shop_redirect Thank you for visiting my shop Susan Susan