Lot 358: Taylor's Saponaceous Shaving Compound Pot Lid

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Seven Highest Premiums Awarded / By the Franklin Institute of Penn.a / H.P. & W.C. Taylor's / New Size / Saponaceous / Shaving / 2 oz / Compound / And the American Institute of N.Y. / Prize Medal at the World's Fair 1851. Pot Lid Cosmetics Large round lid. Black print on white. 90 mm diameter, (2 oz. size) 90 mm diameter. 1860s-1870s

Excellent. Very shallow 5 x 4 mm chip on the outer flange. On the bottom of the flange is another very shallow 9 x 1 mm flake with an associated 25 mm horseshoe type fracture. There are a couple of other fleabite type marks off the flange. Fine crazing throughout. Just a couple of other very minor marks to the face. Lovely example of this lid. Grade: 8.5 Estimate: $300 - 400
Taylor's Saponaceous Shaving Compound Pot Lid
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