Object Details
- Johnson Products Company
- Description
- With a $250 dollar loan, George and Joan Johnson founded Johnson Products Co. Inc. in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. The company produced hair-care products for African American men and women. Produced in the late 1960s, Afro-Sheen was one of Johnson's best-known products during a time when the natural "afro" became a popular hairstyle for African Americans. In 1971 Johnson became the first black company to sponsor a nationally syndicated television program "Soul Train" and the first African American owned company to trade on the American Stock Exchange.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- The Fournet Drugstore Collection
- late 1960s
- ID Number
- 1985.0475.243
- catalog number
- 1985.0475.243
- accession number
- 1985.0475
- Object Name
- hair care product
- hair relaxer
- hair dressing
- Object Type
- Cosmetics
- Physical Description
- cardboard (packaging material)
- plastic (container material)
- Measurements
- overall, box: 4 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 11.7475 cm x 8.89 cm
- overall, other components, as stored outside of box: 4 in x 5 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 13.335 cm x 16.51 cm
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- associated place
- United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- American Enterprise
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_209542
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-dd28-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
