Antique,c1880 Caswell Massey, NEW YORK & NEWPORT Rhode Island skin cream pot lid

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$48.57 (-40%)

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  • Color: Red transfer print on white ceramic background
  • Condition: Presents very beautifully....a smallish "fill" on the flip-side, inner flange corner, which encroaches a bit on outer side-flange. this is clearly shown in the pics. The face and transfer is outstanding...sharp, and very clear original transfer strike. Please check out all the pics and if you have any questions, please ask them prior to committing to buy. Thanks.
  • Bottle Type: Hair & Skin Care
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1900)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Volume: 1 oz.
  • Modified Item: No

    • On offer here is an
    antique,
    (
    ca 1880
    )
    Caswell Massey & Co.
    , almost square (2 7/8″ X 2 1/2″)
    skin softening Cream
    , advertising “pot lid” in
    red
    print
    and showing that the Company had branches in
    NEW YORK &
    NEWPORT, Rhode Island
    .
    This lid is transfer-printed on the face, under an over-glaze surface. Lid only. No base section offered with this listing. Please read condition report for full description. Price considerably reduced b/c of small flip-side “fill”
    Great collector
    piece of
    Ame
    r
    ic
    ana
    …….to add to a collection of pot lids, or just to display as an unusual & scarce antique piece in it’s own right!
    Condition
    :
    For condition report
    please see “Item specifics/Seller notes” above and check out all the
    pics as they form an important part of the overall description.
    FOR VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESE
    DELIGHTFUL LITTLE LIDDED JARS….THEY WERE USED BETWEEN APPROX. 1840-1920 TO
    MARKET VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH CAME IN A PASTE FORM. AFTER WWI THEY BECAME
    OBSOLETE AS MORE MODERN AND ECONOMICAL FORMS OF PACKAGING REPLACED
    THEM.   THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTING OF THESE OLD PIECES HAS
    BECOME A POPULAR, WORLD-WIDE HOBBY, AND A QUAINT REMINDER OF A BYGONE ERA.
            BE ASSURED, YOU ARE BIDDING ON A GENUINE AND
    AUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECE.
    EBAY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOST U.S. STATES,
    NOW
    CHARGES AND INVOICES STATE TAXATION
    , (i.e. COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THE
    STATES WHERE STATE TAXATION APPLIES).
    THIS IS NOW MANDATORY EBAY POLICY IN
    CONJUNCTION WITH STATE LAW…& IS
    NOT ADDED ON BY ME
    .
    U.S. BUYER’S
    ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE’S
    TAXES
    .
    NOT THE SELLER
    !
    THANKS
    .
    THESE
    U.S.TAXES
    DO
    NOT APPLY TO
    INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
    !
    THANK YOU
    .
    Overseas buyers are welcome
    .
    Payment, whether
    domestic or
    International
    , is expected
    within 3 days
    ,
    and if there is
    any hitch, please communicate and we can work something out….otherwise seller
    reserves the right to relist the item in the event of non-payment within
    the stipulated period. Thanks for viewing my auction and I wish you success in
    the bidding. Lord bless
    .

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