Sold for A$46
Australian Cherry Tooth Paste / for Beautifying / the Teeth / And preserving them / from Decay / Prepared & Sold only by / Cains & Co / Chemists & Druggists / 78, King St / Sydney. (New South Wales) Pot Lid Tooth Paste Medium round pot lid. Black & White. 80 mm diameter. 1880s
Repaired. About two thirds of the flange has been rebuilt and the original part (around the bottom of the lid) has been painted over as well. The damage has meant that the border around the top two thirds of the lid has been redrawn on the rebuilt section. Also the tops of the letters from the second R of Cherry to the S of Paste. Dark hairline from the N of King across the top of St, through the Sts of Druggists and out to the edge. Crazing throughout. Could use a better repair but presentable as it is and a very rare lid. Grade: 0 Estimate: $150 - 200
