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(BUSINESS.) MALONE, ANNIE TURNBO POPE.
Poro System, Scalp and
Hair Treatment.
Cardboard sign, 10
3
/
4
x 13
3
/
4
inches; very light wear to the edges.
St Louis, MO, circa 1910
[600/800]
Anne Malone was the first African-American woman to become a millionaire as the result of her hair
and skin products, as well as her enormous college in St. Louis. Madame C. J. Walker worked for Ms.
Malone as a salesperson.
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(BUSINESS.) MALONE, ANNIE TURNBO POPE.
PORO, For Skin and
Hair.
Embossed multi-colored sign, 10
1
/
2
x 13
1
/
2
inches, in excellent condition.
Np, circa 1920’s
[600/800]
”This sign remains the property of Poro College” in the lower left hand corner.
A RARE SURVIVAL
.
Inexplicably, material from the Poro College seems to be especially scarce to outright rare. Poro was as
popular if not more so than Walker Company products for several years until Madame Walker’s supe-
rior advertising skills overtook it.
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