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Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet
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for sale €644     $699
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Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet

1920 - 1940
For Sale by Elmgarden
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Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet

This is a very rare piece, the upper glazed section holds 3 different soaps (Red Band, Purple Band and Gold Band) which each drop down to a hinged dispenser at the bottom

The cabinet is a counter top piece, it has the original Knights Castile logos painted on the sides and the red band on the front of the glass section

The Cabinet is 24” high, 12.5” long and 12” deep

RF84.

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Physical Dimensions
Height
59cm (23.23")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
31cm (12.20")
Declaration

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Soap Dispensing Cabinet to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1237507
Dealers Internal Reference
RF84
Description
Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet
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This is a very rare piece, the upper glazed section holds 3 different soaps (Red Band, Purple Band and Gold Band) which each drop down to a hinged dispenser at the bottom.
Elmgarden
fig 1. An antique wooden countertop soap dispensing cabinet featuring glazed panels, red Knights Castile branding, and three metal lower dispensing compartments.
fig 1. Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet

The cabinet is a counter top piece, it has the original Knights Castile logos painted on the sides and the red band on the front of the glass section

The Cabinet is 24” high, 12.5” long and 12” deep

RF84.

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Height
59cm (23.23")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
31cm (12.20")
Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Soap Dispensing Cabinet to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1237507
Dealers Internal Ref
RF84
Elmgarden
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Archive I An antique wooden countertop soap dispensing cabinet featuring glazed panels, red Knights Castile branding, and three metal lower dispensing compartments.

Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet

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An antique wooden countertop soap dispensing cabinet featuring glazed panels, red Knights Castile branding, and three metal lower dispensing compartments.
Knight’s Castile Soap Shop Display, Mechanical Dispensing Cabinet
Ref: SA1237507
An antique wooden countertop soap dispensing cabinet featuring glazed panels, red Knights Castile branding, and three metal lower dispensing compartments.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectShop Display Cabinets
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialMahogany, Glass, Metal
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsGlazed chutes, Branded graphic banner, Mechanical dispensing trays, Shaped pediment
  • SizeH 59 cm (23 in) x W 37 cm (15 in) x D 31 cm (12 in)

FAQs

A mechanical soap dispensing cabinet is a specialized retail fixture introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to store, display, and dispense packaged soap bars on commercial shop counters.

These cabinets were predominantly constructed using hardwoods such as mahogany or oak, fitted with clear glass frontage panels, painted gold-leaf or enamel lettering, and cast iron or brass internal release mechanisms.

Authentic pieces exhibit period-correct construction techniques such as dovetail joinery, original gilded or screen-printed glass lettering, operational metal gravity-fed chute mechanisms, and natural wear to the timber base where counter interaction occurred.

Commercial counter displays function as distinctive focal pieces on sideboards, kitchen surfaces, or home office desks, serving as conversation items or unique storage for small collected objects.

Dust timber elements regularly with a microfibre cloth and apply beeswax sparingly to preserve the wood finish. Clean glass panels using a mild glass cleaner applied directly to a cloth rather than sprayed onto the wood.
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