Antique,(c1880) underglaze-advertised NEW YORK & Rhode Island Cold Cream pot lid

Description

On offer is this
antique, under glaze-advertised,
AME
RI
CAN
(
New York
& Rhode Island
)
Cold Cream
"pot lid
"   As you can see, it was produced for
"
Caswell Massey & Co
."
and
dates to ca 1880
. This Company had retail "outlet's" in the places mentioned on the lid face. This is a fairly SCARCE item. It measures 2 1/2" in diameter. Lid only. No base section provided. Condition is VERY GOOD!
Just a super little scarce lid for collector's of "pot lids" or collector's of antique items from this "regional" lid!
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.
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NOW CHARGES AND INVOICES STATE TAXATION
, (i.e. COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THE STATES WHERE STATE TAXATION APPLIES).
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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
.