Sold for A$34
Three cosmetics Bottles: 1. Rowlands / Macassar // Oil // No 67 Late 20 / Hatton Garden / London // The Original / and genuine. Original stopper: Rowlands. 2. James Lewis's / (Key) / Trade Mark. No base mark. 3. Sample Clear Bottle, base embossed: FMW / (Three Stars). Original Labels: Jasmine. On body: (Man) / F.M.W. / Trade Mark // Brilliantine Napoleon / (......) / Prepared by / Francois Marcel / New York Paris / Price 50c. Medicine Cosmetics 1. Applied top, spun finish. Clear. 1 oz. 2. Clear, ground lip, odd shape. 1 oz. 3. Applied top. Clear. 1/2 oz. 75 - 104 mm. 1880s-1910s
1. Excellent. A little surface grime or fine haze in places, this may well wash off? Extremely shallow surface bubble on inner surface. A few little scratches. Making marks on inner lip. Stopper is nice, it has a tiny flake. (8.0) 2. Very Good. Chip to rear lip. Flakes and slivers around upper ground lip. Some inner base grime. Fine scuffs and scratches throughout, basically surface wear. Tiny nick to rear base edge. Really interesting bottle, this company had a huge range of interesting little pieces. (7.0). 3. Mint. François Marcel Woelfflé, who later changed his name to François Marcel was granted U.S. patents for implements for performing Marcelling in 1905 and again in 1915 for an electric version. Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair. Its appearance was similar to that of a finger wave, but made by a quite different means. This bottle on the instruction starts with "Especially prepared for Hair waving." This little bottle was cellar found in an early Hobart chemist. Has a bit of grime that a damp cloth will sort out leaving something that is obviously, as stated, cellar found! (9.9) Grade: N/A Estimate: $$50.00 - $60.00
