History of advertising in Britain day and into the 20th century. An advertising tactic that he used was to associate the Pears brand with high culture and quality. Most famously, he used the painting "Bubbles" by John Everett Millais as an advertisement by adding a bar of Pears soap into the foreground. (Millais protested at this alteration of his work, but in vain as Barratt had bought the copyright.) Barratt continued this theme with a series of adverts of well groomed middle-class children, associating Pears with domestic comfort and aspirations of modern cleanliness. Barratt established "Pears Annual" in 1891 as a spin-off magazine which promoted
Pears (soap) developed immunity to the effects of breathing the alcohol-laden atmosphere in the building. The concave shape of the soap is formed by shrinkage while the soap is drying, and is not due to deliberate moulding. Bars of soap produced in the factory come in two sizes: 75 g and 125 g. Nowadays this soap comes in three colours: the classic amber, the green, and mint (blue colour). Each variety has a unique aroma. The soap now comes in two new sizes: 69 g and 119 g. Recent changes to quality of ingredients used in the manufacturing process (see "Changes to