1921 Woodbury’s Facial Soap Vintage Magazine Advertisement
* This is an X-LARGE AD (See Vintage Ad Size Chart)
1921 Woodbury’s Facial Soap Vintage Magazine Advertisement
This is an authentic original vintage magazine advertisement from 1921 for Woodbury’s Facial Soap, produced by The Andrew Jergens Company. It is an original period magazine page—not a reproduction—preserved for collectors of early beauty advertising, cosmetic history, and classic American print design.
Advertisement Title: “For your special type of skin—there is a special treatment”
Brand: Woodbury’s Facial Soap
Company: The Andrew Jergens Company – Cincinnati, Ohio
Publication: Woman’s Home Companion
Artist: Unknown
This refined 1921 beauty advertisement presents Woodbury’s as a personalized skincare solution, addressing different “types of skin” through targeted treatments. The composition features softly rendered female portraits arranged around the central copy, reinforcing ideals of elegance, refinement, and individualized beauty care that defined early twentieth-century cosmetic marketing.
The copy promotes Woodbury’s Facial Soap as both a cleanser and a treatment, instructing women in proper skincare rituals based on complexion type. This instructional tone reflects a period when personal grooming was increasingly framed as both a scientific practice and a marker of modern femininity.
Visually, the ad’s delicate halftone portraits and balanced layout exemplify the restrained graphic sophistication of 1920s magazine advertising—positioning Woodbury’s not merely as a household product, but as a symbol of cultivated taste and personal refinement.
Approximate Dimensions:
10.75 in (27.3 cm) wide × 13.625 in (34.6 cm) high
Condition:
Very Good to Excellent (VG+). Clean, well-preserved, and free from major defects. As an authentic vintage paper item, it may exhibit subtle age-consistent characteristics.
All items from Adirondack Retro are authentic original period magazine advertisements. Original ads retain the printing techniques, typography, and ink qualities of their era—details that modern reproductions cannot replicate.
This vintage advertisement includes a Certificate of Authenticity confirming it as an authentic original period-printed work.
For presentation, our archival frame service provides long-term preservation and an elegant display—transforming this historical advertisement into a timeless artifact of beauty culture, advertising history, and early twentieth-century design.
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Good: This grade means that there is significant soiling, foxing, creasing or water damage, which may effect the image itself, but still worthy of consideration for a collector. We infrequently offer a vintage ad in such condition, unless it is a highly desirable or very rare advertisement. (Please refer to main image for a closer look, as it is the exact magazine advertisement that you will receive.)
Poor: This grade means that there is significant imperfections or other factors which significantly detract from the print ad, such as water damage, significant rips or tears or even missing part of the ad. We rarely offer print ads in poor condition, unless it is extremely rare and collectible. (Please refer to main image for a closer look, as it is the exact magazine advertisement that you will receive.)
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➤ Ad Dimension Range:(1.00"-4.99") W x (1.00"-6.99") H
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➤ Ad Dimension Range:(5.01"-7.00") W x (7.01"-9.00") H
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➤ Ad Dimension Range:(7.01"-9.00") W x (9.01"-12.00") H
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➤ Ad Dimension Range: (9.01"-11.00") W x (12.01"-15.00") H
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➤ Ad Dimension Range: (11.01"-20.00") W x (15.01"-20.00") H
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