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"Dero Iris" Laundry Detergent Bottle — Spanish-Language Export Label
Object/Artifact
White HDPE plastic detergent jug with an integrated D-handle at the upper shoulder, a tapered body, and a white conical screw cap/pour spout. A circular paper label on the lower front, printed on a red ground with a grey mountain-peak device, reads "DERO IRIS" with Spanish usage instructions, the line "Detergente para lavar tejidos finos," and a net-weight marking. The label is heavily worn, torn, and stained, with losses affecting much of the text. The bottle is empty.
2025.1.332
In the Arús Caraballo household
"Dero" is a Romanian detergent brand; a Spanish-language export label on a Romanian detergent reflects the circulation of Eastern-bloc household goods into Spanish-speaking markets, consistent with Romania–Cuba trade and with the collection's documentation of imported everyday goods in revolutionary Cuba.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
2025.1
Romania
Eastern Europe
Europe
Dero Iris
Brand: Dero (line "Dero Iris"), a Romanian detergent brand. Manufacturer: not named on the surviving label; most likely Romanian production for export (tentative). Date: circa 1970s–1980s (tentative) — based on the HDPE-jug form and paper label; no printed date survives.
Label
DERO IRIS En 5 litros de agua caliente s ponen 2 cucharadas de Dero Iris. Los tejidos se lavan sin estrujar. Se enjuagan en agua caliente y después en agua fría. Detergente para lavar tejidos fino [ilegible] 15 g
Spanish
DERO IRIS In 5 liters of hot water put 2 spoonfuls of Dero Iris. The fabrics are washed without squeezing. Rinse in hot water and then in cold water. Detergent for washing fine fabrics [unreadable] 15 g
Label
Label, printed (Spanish; English in brackets): "DERO IRIS" [brand]; usage text "En 5 litros de agua caliente se ponen 2 cucharadas de Dero Iris. Los tejidos se lavan sin restregar. Se enjuagan en agua caliente y desp[ués] en agua fría." [In 5 liters of hot water put 2 tablespoons of Dero Iris. The fabrics wash without scrubbing. Rinse in hot water and then in cold water.]; "Detergente para lavar tejidos finos" [Detergent for washing fine fabrics]; net weight "[?]00 ± 15 g" (leading digit obscured; possibly 500 g). Grey mountain-peak device. No legible manufacturer or country-of-origin line on the surviving label
21.5 x 8.5
21.5 cm
8.5 cm
4 cm
(1) HDPE bottle with integrated handle; (2) white screw cap/pour spout; (3) paper label.
Plastic
HDPE/plastic (bottle and cap); paper (label); printing ink.
Fair
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
acquisition, use
Romania
Eastern Europe
Europe
production