Ca1907 CLYSMIC MINERAL WATER TIN LITHOGRAPH TIP TRAY WITH BARE BREASTED WOMAN
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:15449307 | Type of Advertising: Tray |
| Brand: Kings Malt Beverage Tonic |
Fantastic and very rare, original, ca1907 Clysmic Mineral Water Tin Lithographed Advertising Tip Tray featuring an exceptionally beautiful, bare breasted woman. This outstanding oval change tray measures 4 3/8" by 6" and features a simply fantastic image of a beautiful, young woman seated at the edge of a mountain spring with her feet in the water. She holds a very large bottle of Clysmic "Table Water" and beside her an elk drinks from the crystal clear spring. She wears a VERY flimsy ...gown with her right breast fully exposed and her left breast fully visible through the see-through fabric.
Text on the raised rim at the top and bottom of the Tray reads simply "Clysmic" and text on the rim on each side of the Tray reads "King of Table Waters". The Tray carries the mark of the manufacturer - American Art Works Co. - at the bottom of the image area.
The Clysmic Mineral Spring in Waukesha, Wisconsin was first used for commercial purposes in 1878. There were a succession of different owners, but in 1906 the company using the spring as a source of water was officially named the "Clysmic Spring Company". A major revision to the bottle labels and the Company's advertising commenced in May, 1907. A new slogan - "King of Table Waters" - was adopted. A new trademark was also designed at the time, called "The Lady and the Elk". Serving trays, tip trays, and large advertising signs were issued showing the beautiful young woman and elk.
This wonderful, Wisconsin Spring Water Advertising Serving Tray is not a reproduction, reissue or restrike but is an original ca1907 Serving Tray manufactured by the Meek Co. for the Clysmic Spring Co. There is some reproductions of this tray so beware – they are fairly easy to identify, however, as the lithography on the reproduction tray is of a decidedly inferior quality.
The wonderful Tray is in very good condition - the lithography is rich and bold and very attractive. There is no significant surface loss or damage and no large scratches or scuffs. The Image area of the Tray has scattered, tiny, pin point size blemishes and an overall pattern of fine surface crazing (although the surface is stable and there is no flaking). The gold surface on the raised rim has some wear, darkened spots and scattered small surface blemishes. The back side of the tray has some light wear.
A very rare and very beautiful, ca1907, Tin Lithographed Wisconsin Mineral / Spring Water Advertising TipTray and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
Please Note: This tray is 100% original and is unconditionally guaranteed as such. It has NOT been repaired, restored, inpainted or touched up!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for numerous late 19th and early 20th century Tin Litho Advertising Trays which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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Text on the raised rim at the top and bottom of the Tray reads simply "Clysmic" and text on the rim on each side of the Tray reads "King of Table Waters". The Tray carries the mark of the manufacturer - American Art Works Co. - at the bottom of the image area.
The Clysmic Mineral Spring in Waukesha, Wisconsin was first used for commercial purposes in 1878. There were a succession of different owners, but in 1906 the company using the spring as a source of water was officially named the "Clysmic Spring Company". A major revision to the bottle labels and the Company's advertising commenced in May, 1907. A new slogan - "King of Table Waters" - was adopted. A new trademark was also designed at the time, called "The Lady and the Elk". Serving trays, tip trays, and large advertising signs were issued showing the beautiful young woman and elk.
This wonderful, Wisconsin Spring Water Advertising Serving Tray is not a reproduction, reissue or restrike but is an original ca1907 Serving Tray manufactured by the Meek Co. for the Clysmic Spring Co. There is some reproductions of this tray so beware – they are fairly easy to identify, however, as the lithography on the reproduction tray is of a decidedly inferior quality.
The wonderful Tray is in very good condition - the lithography is rich and bold and very attractive. There is no significant surface loss or damage and no large scratches or scuffs. The Image area of the Tray has scattered, tiny, pin point size blemishes and an overall pattern of fine surface crazing (although the surface is stable and there is no flaking). The gold surface on the raised rim has some wear, darkened spots and scattered small surface blemishes. The back side of the tray has some light wear.
A very rare and very beautiful, ca1907, Tin Lithographed Wisconsin Mineral / Spring Water Advertising TipTray and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
Please Note: This tray is 100% original and is unconditionally guaranteed as such. It has NOT been repaired, restored, inpainted or touched up!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for numerous late 19th and early 20th century Tin Litho Advertising Trays which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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