Antique, ceramic, ORIGINAL ca 1870 Fawcett & Son Bears Grease jar lid pot lid

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Seller: Top-Rated Seller lieben50 ✉️ (4,367) 100%, Location: Murrieta, California, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 132073949757 Antique, ceramic, ORIGINAL ca 1870 Fawcett & Son Bears Grease jar lid pot lid. You are bidding on an antique, underglaze-advertised, "Fawcett & Son" BEARS GREASE pot lid. This piece is about 150 years old and is in pretty good, reasonable shape. The lid measures 2 5/8" in diameter. No base section provided. For full condition report please see "Item specifics/Seller notes" above and check out all the pics as they form an important part of the overall description.

For any viewers who may not know what Bears grease was used for :  In the Victorian era it was believed that the grease from a bear carcass could stimulate hair growth and help prevent baldness. The grease was scraped off the fatty parts of the Bear skin & carcass & mixed with various perfumes to make it more appealing.  It was then marketed in these small lidded pots ( & used extensively) as a men's cosmetic.

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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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 .

  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: This lid is in pretty good, reasonable condition. It has had no restoration....it only has 3 small chips. Two chips located under the perimeter lip circumference,... and one chip on the flat edge of the flange which is attended by a small vertical very superficial line which is very short and confined exclusively to the flange and does not go through to the inner flange. Otherwise in good condition. All the condition description is fully documented in pics 5-9.The small smudge at the center of the face is "in manufacture" & is under the glaze. Please check all the pics. Thanks.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Color: Blue print on white ceramic background

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