Nadinola Cream Lid
Title
Nadinola Cream Lid
Subject
Personal Item
Description
Found at 9FU79. Nadinola was a skin lightening / fade cream. By the mid-20th century it was largely being advertised to the African-American community. The product was first manufactured in 1899 but the National Toilet Company in Paris, TN.
Source
https://nadinolacream.com/about-us/
https://www.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/2024-09/NYPL_CES_SchomburgCurriculumGuide_AestheticsBlackPower_Sources.pdf
https://www.nypl.org/sites-drupal/default/files/2024-09/NYPL_CES_SchomburgCurriculumGuide_AestheticsBlackPower_Sources.pdf
Publisher
Phoenix Project
Date
mid-20th century
Format
5.2 cm wide, 3.3 cm tall, and 13.1 mm thick, 36.4 g
Type
milk glass
Identifier
p39 ACC 174
Coverage
9FU79
Citation
“Nadinola Cream Lid,” The Phoenix Project , accessed October 2, 2026, https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/368.