Soap boxes

From: Julie Stires <*juliestires<-a*> Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 · juliestires<-a

One of our collections includes several open boxes of soaps and
detergents dating from the early 1900s.  We would like to keep the
boxes but discard the contents. Is discarding the contents of such
items an accepted practice?  If not how should these boxes be safely
stored?

Julie Stires
Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena, California

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