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Dreydoppel's Soap - True Story of the White Elephant. Alluding to the white elephant rivalry between P. T. Barnum and Adam Forepaugh who each claimed to have a white elephant which in reality were whitewashed (see Lot 144.03), this card claims the soap turned the elephants white, copyrighted 1884, R-adv (animated) for Beesom's Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap. F-, crease tip of LL corner. Brought $22.00 as Lot 144.01 in Trade Card Place Auction 144 on 8/21/2008.