Reckitt's blue ってどんな色ですか？

質問

Reckitt's blue がどんな色なのかを知りたいのです。

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noname#18526 · ベストアンサー

"The Purest and Best." Ad circa 1890.

『一番きれい』という、1890年頃の広告。

Ultramarine.

群青色(海のかなた色)

A perfect expression for what I felt the magical moment I first glimpsed this magnificent relic of the late-nineteenth century- an azure monument to a pioneering advertising and global marketing campaign.
Reckitt's Blue- a laundry whitener- was one of the first widely marketed laundry products manufactured by Reckitt & Sons, which was established in 1840 in Hull, England by a Quaker named Isaac Reckitt.

19世紀後半のすばらしい建築物を始めて見た時の不思議な瞬間に求めた完全な表現--広告と世界的な宣伝の先駆けとなった空色の記念碑。レキッツ・ブルー(洗濯漂白剤)は、アイザック・レキットという名のクエーカー教徒が1840年、英国のハルに設立したレキット社により製造された最初に大量販売された漂白剤でした。

This laundry starch company began producing laundry blue in 1852 by using a combination of a synthetic ultramarine and sodium bicarbonate. The advent of using this synthetic made the product affordable to the masses since the active ingredient was previously made by grinding the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli.

この洗濯糊製造会社は1852年、合成群青色と重曹の組合せにより青色洗濯着色材の生産を開始した。・・・・・・

The naturally occurring blue pigment found in lapis was first discovered to be sodium aluminosulfosilicate in 1824 by the French chemist, Jean-Baptiste Guimet. Guimet realized he could synthesize ultramarine by combining china clay, soda ash, and trace sulfur.

Originally, the synthetic was imported from France or Germany, but it was later manufactured in Hull by Reckitt's sons after Isaac's death in 1862. After its introduction to the nascent global market, Reckitt's Blue soon outsold their original laundry starch and stove blacking products.

Stove blacking was produced from lead and used as a hearth polish. Reckitt & Sons also produced other liquid metal polishes (Brasso) and boot polishes. Reckitt's Blue is no longer manufactured in the U.S.

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■日本でも現在はともかく、昔の洗濯洗剤は漂白というより青びた着色料というイメージがありました。ワイシャツなど洗濯したあとは、なんだか青く光っていた思い出があります。この色合いだと思います。

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