Quack Medicine Ironstone English Tooth Paste Pot and Lid 1890 for Sale

Quack Medicine Ironstone English Tooth Paste Pot and Lid 1890 For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Quack Medicine Ironstone English Tooth Paste Pot and Lid 1890:
$50.00

Quack Medicine Ironstone English Tooth Paste Pot and Lid 1890

Description & Details

Genuine Victorian Transfer Printed

WOODS ARECA NUT

TOOTH PASTE

W. WOODS, CHEMIST/PROPRIETOR, PLYMOUTH

c. 1890

This is a fascinating toothpaste pot, circa 1880, salvaged from a Victorian tip in England. It once contained Areca Nut Toothpaste, one of the early varieties of toothpaste used in Britain. This toothpaste was made and marketed by a chemist named W. Woods, who established himself with a product which became a household necessity. Tooth cleaning first become a hygenic standard in 18th century England, primarily for the upper classes, and was accomplished with a variety of strange tools.

Tooth paste began appearing in the 19th century, and was marketed in these beautiful pots beginning in the 1880s, when nearly every chemist or pharmacist began formulating his own recipe and printing their own pots for advertising. Mr. Woods came up with a popular formulation using ground Areca Nut and cherry extract, which cleaned the teeth with a mild abrasive action. Little did people know, however, that Areca Nut is also an effective deworming agent!

The pot lid and base was made in the Staffordshire district and is transfer printed in black. The attractive lid bears the name of the product, some boastful claims, the name of the chemist and the location of Plymouth.

The little pot measures 2 5/8? wide and stands 1 1/2? tall. It is thinly potted with a precision cut foot and crisp, finely applied transfer. It is in remarkable condition especially considering it was buried for about 100 years. A small glaze chip to the ouster edge of the top.

Payment & Shipping

International Buyers Please Note: Our merchandise is over 100 years old, and we mark our international parcels antiques over 100 years old. US and International government regulations do not allow us to mark merchandise values below value or mark items as \"gifts\". Import duties, taxes and charges, if any, are not included in the item price or shipping charges.These charges are the buyer\'s responsibility. Please check with your country\'s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to offerding/buying.

inkfrog terapeak