Sold for A$85
Thornton's / Anthracoline / (Registered) / An Antiseptic Tooth Paste / Directions for use / Take a little on a dry tooth brush, moisten / it with water and apply in the usual way / Manufactured at / The Petersham Pharmacy / Wholesale Agents for the / Colonies / Messrs Elliott Bros Ltd / Sydney. Pot Lid Tooth Paste Large lid. Black on Pink. 88 mm diameter.. 1890s
Fair. Lid is OK but has been pretty heavily burnt at some stage. Part of the pink colouring has leached out. There is a fair degree of black smoky stain. There is some powdery stuff stuck on the underside of the lid, at first we thought the lid itself was like this but having cleaned a fair bit of it off the porcelain is still pretty solid. Around 3 o'clock on the flange is a horseshoe crack over 44 mm, you can see part of this crack on the inside of the flange as well. There is some other stain and marks on the surface of the lid. Comes with a fitting large round base in reasonable condition, grading for lid only. Quite a scarce lid, this is one requiring a professional clean but it is quite solid so should come up reasonably well. Grade: 5.5 Estimate: $200 - 300
