A 3" tall cylinder-shaped beautiful PURE PURPLE AMETHYST colored antique LARKIN CO. COSMETIC Cold Cream JAR. This is a very early mold blown jar (ABM), dating back over 100 YEARS old.
An exceptionally SPARKLING CLEAN antique cosmetic COLD CREAM jar. It is difficult to even find one of these Larkin Cosmetic jars that is early enough to turn purple! With few exceptions, only glass made prior to 1914 will even turn purple. About this deep purple color ... we all have heard bits and pieces about how old antique glass will turn a nice amethyst lavender color when exposed to the sun? In the antique world, this is referred to as SCA or Sun Colored Amethyst glass. Well this is true, exposure to the ultra violet sun rays triggers a chemical reaction and the minerals oxidize and turn a wonderful lavender color. We had a friend of ours accelerate the sun color purple process by running this jar through an industrial food sterilizer which has the same affect as the sun, but a lot faster. Not only does this deep purple/amethyst color make this a great looking jar, but it also authenticates it as being truly antique! This bottle has a translucent purple color as it is so sparkling clean, the purple color just glows with the sunlight streaming through it, check it out!
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