Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Soap |
Catalog Number |
1998.62.22 |
Maker |
Proctor & Gamble |
Date |
ca. 1970 |
Material(s) |
Soap |
Dimensions |
H-3 W-4 D-0.75 inches |
Description |
This is a cake of white soap (part B) in white paper wrapper (part A). Part A, the wrapper is a white paper wrapper with the words "Kirk's Original Coco Hardwater Castile Soap." The lettering is in blue with red design details. Part B, the soap is a bar of white soap with the words "KIRK'S COCO HARDWATER CASTILE" embossed on it. |
Notes |
From S. Bryant Ott's (1896-1982) wall box from the shed row at Keeneland. Probably used to wash the horse off. Ott was born in Louisville near Churchill Downs to an old racing family. Following service in WWI, Ott resumed a career as an owner and trainer. He became a public trainer in 1934, working for John S. Knight, E. Gay Drake, Mrs. John M. Olin, J. Graham Brown, and Leslie Combs II. In 1958, Knight and Marshall Field's Fourth Estate Stable became Ott's primary owners. War Censor was Ott's leading money earner, the gelded son of Gallant Man earned $519,650 while winning 23 of 82 races. Ott retired in 1972. The wall box hung between stalls holding a trainer's horses. |
Collection |
Keeneland Association, Inc. Collection |
People |
Procter & Gamble Ott, S. Bryant |
Subjects |
Horse farms Horse grooms Horse racetracks Horse racing Horse shoeing Horses |
Search Terms |
Keeneland Thoroughbred Racing Thoroughbreds Horse Industry Horse trainers Horses Fayette County (Ky.) Kentucky |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |