Sold for A$2,500
Longmore's / Healing / Ointment / Cures / Old Sores, Wounds of all Kinds, / Ulcerated legs, Bad Breasts, Boils, Rheum / atism, Skin Diseases, Pimples, Cracked Hands, / Sunburns, Freckles, Chilblains, Etc. / Price 1s. & 2s 6d. / Francis Longmore / Manufacturing / Chemist / Corner of Flinders & King Sts. Melbourne. Pot Lid Ointment Australian round pot lid, slightly domed top, straight edge. Black print on white. Small size. (Not listed in "Collecting Australian Pot Lids", by Robert Keil). 60 mm diameter. 1880s
Excellent. Lovely example of an extremely rare Melbourne lid. Lightly discoloured crazing throughout. The rim of the flange has a couple of little flakes you can just feel when running a finger around the edge. Print is nice and crisp. Superb early Melbourne chemist item. Grade: 8.45 Estimate: $2500 - 3000
