Sold for A$880
Newth / Pure / Vaseline / Chemist Burwood. (Sydney, New South Wales). Pot Lid. Cap. Blue pot cap with black print. 43 mm across. 1890s
Excellent. (8.3). Some fine crazing and discolouration. Tiny nick or two to the bottom of the flange. Francis Henry Newth was a chemist from Burwood, Sydney. He was treated for insanity in Sydney, drowning not too long after in Hobart in 1897. A fabulous piece, I have never seen one before!. Estimate: $300-400