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Noonan's Hair Petrole
Timothy Noonan (and later his son Frank) were the proprietors of this product. In 1913, they registered "Petrole" as a Trade Mark. At that time, Frank M. Noonan was speaking for the company. One variant has the word Petrole misspelled "Pretrole." I included the one ad because it says that the product was basically kerosene. Sweet! The product was advertised heavily between 1920 and 1921. The Noonans also sold Zepp's Dandruff Cure.

(More on Noonans) Picture of the label-under-glass variant provided by Michael Murro (see gallery).

Other Images:
    Noonan's Ad from 1921
    Another Noonan Ad from 1921
    Ad from 1920

BOTTLE DESCRIPTIONS
1 Square (coffin shaped), 6 3/8", ring top, no panels, BIM, aqua, horizontal on front: "NOONAN'S - HAIR - PRETROLE - T. NOONAN & CO. - BOSTON - MASS"
2 Square (coffin shaped), 6 3/8", ring top, no panels, BIM or ABM, aqua, front: "8 FL.OZS. CAP> - NOONAN'S - HAIR - PETROLE - REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. - T. NOONAN - & SONS CO. - BOSTON - MASS. - MADE IN U.S.A."
3 Round, about 7", ring top, no panels, BIM, clear, front: Label under glass; Back: "THIS BOTTLE LOANED BY - T. NOONAN & SONS, CO. - FOR USE OF NOONAN'S - HAIR PETROLE - MUST NOT BE SOLD"
4 Square, 10", square top, no panels, BIM, aqua, horizontal on front: "NOONAN'S - HAIR - PRETROLE - REG US PAT OFF - SPECIAL SIZE - FOR - BARBERS BENCH - USE ONLY - TO REFILL - IS ILLEGAL - T. NOONAN & SONS CO. - BOSTON - MASS"
5 Square (coffin shaped), 5 1/2", screw top, front panel, ABM, aqua, front: "3 1/2 FL.OZS. CAP - NOONAN'S - HAIR - PETROLE - REG. U.S. - PAT. OFF. - MADE IN U.S.A."
Noonan's Hair Petrole (1)