Antique, (c1860) Mini Size, X. Bazin PHILADELPHIA Cold Cream Jar Pot Lid
Item History & Price
On offer is this antique, ORIGINAL, around the time of the Civil war (ca 1860), collectible, mini-size, X. Bazin, PHILADELPHIA Cold Cream jar or "pot lid" as they are more commonly known. This little jar is pretty SCARCE & could possibly be even be categorized as RARE.Delightful little antique collectible to add to a collection, or just to display somewhere appropriate in your home! VERY cute!
Bazin & Roussel History: In the 1800s, Philadelphia served as a hub for manufactur...ers ofperfumes, soaps and ointments. Edwin T. Feedley wrote in "Philadelphia andIts Manufacturers" that the city's perfumers were "unrivaled"and "the greatest in the world". Eugene Roussel was a majormanufacturer of perfumes and later sodas. Xavier Bazin was first director of theRoussel laboratory from 1840 to 1849, when he became the owner of the company. Eugene Roussel arrived in Philadelphia in1838. He immediately set up aperfumery where he made soaps and luxury toiletries, as well as a fountain ofmineral water. Bazin bought the perfumery business from Roussel when he wanted to focus onhis mineral water business. Bazin continued to use the Roussel name until 1853. The Bazin family ownedthe company until 1884. In 1857, Bazin changed his address to 17 S. 5th street.There he continued to have great success with his perfume shops, especially hisshaving creams. These Bazin products were placed in richly decorated pots, whose lidsare very valuable to collectors. This particular type of pot was used around the period that Bazin was located at 166 Chesnut St, PHILADELPHIA. Since WW1, these pots have become obsolete as they have been replaced by more modern andeconomical packaging. After Roussel sold his business to Bazin, he became animportant figure in the bottling industry. Between 1840 and 1844, bottlersexploded, largely because of the craze for bottled soda and Eugene Rousselmineral waters; in 1838 or 1839, Roussel bottled the first water of bakingsoda, with a lemony taste. He innovated in the taste and quality of bottledwater using his training in a Parisian perfumery and laboratory to invent tastyrecipes, without any of the medicinal or sweet qualities of soda water of thetime. The craze he created was so great that the public demand in bottlestriggered the reopening of the closed factories of Dyottville in 1842. Rousselwas said to be the first to flavor its waters with fruit juices or the first tobottle soda water.Condition: For condition reportplease see "Item specifics/Seller notes" above and check out all thepics as they form an important part of the overall description.FOR VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESEDELIGHTFUL LITTLE LIDDED JARS....THEY WERE USED BETWEEN APPROX. 1840-1920 TOMARKET VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH CAME IN A PASTE FORM. AFTER WWI THEY BECAMEOBSOLETE AS MORE MODERN AND ECONOMICAL FORMS OF PACKAGING REPLACEDTHEM. THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTING OF THESE OLD PIECES HASBECOME A POPULAR, WORLD-WIDE HOBBY, AND A QUAINT REMINDER OF A BYGONE ERA. BE ASSURED, YOU ARE BIDDING ON A GENUINE ANDAUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECE.EBAY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOST U.S. STATES, NOWCHARGES AND INVOICES STATE TAXATION, (i.e. COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THESTATES WHERE STATE TAXATION APPLIES). THIS IS NOW MANDATORY EBAY POLICY INCONJUNCTION WITH STATE LAW…& IS NOT ADDED ON BY ME. U.S. BUYER’SARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE’S TAXES. NOT THE SELLER! THANKS. THESE U.S.TAXES DONOT APPLY TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS! THANK YOU.Overseas buyers are welcome. Payment, whether domestic orInternational, is expected within 3 days, and if there isany hitch, please communicate and we can work something out....otherwise sellerreserves the right to relist the item in the event of non-payment withinthe stipulated period. Thanks for viewing my auction and I wish you success inthe bidding. Lord bless.
Bazin & Roussel History: In the 1800s, Philadelphia served as a hub for manufactur...ers ofperfumes, soaps and ointments. Edwin T. Feedley wrote in "Philadelphia andIts Manufacturers" that the city's perfumers were "unrivaled"and "the greatest in the world". Eugene Roussel was a majormanufacturer of perfumes and later sodas. Xavier Bazin was first director of theRoussel laboratory from 1840 to 1849, when he became the owner of the company. Eugene Roussel arrived in Philadelphia in1838. He immediately set up aperfumery where he made soaps and luxury toiletries, as well as a fountain ofmineral water. Bazin bought the perfumery business from Roussel when he wanted to focus onhis mineral water business. Bazin continued to use the Roussel name until 1853. The Bazin family ownedthe company until 1884. In 1857, Bazin changed his address to 17 S. 5th street.There he continued to have great success with his perfume shops, especially hisshaving creams. These Bazin products were placed in richly decorated pots, whose lidsare very valuable to collectors. This particular type of pot was used around the period that Bazin was located at 166 Chesnut St, PHILADELPHIA. Since WW1, these pots have become obsolete as they have been replaced by more modern andeconomical packaging. After Roussel sold his business to Bazin, he became animportant figure in the bottling industry. Between 1840 and 1844, bottlersexploded, largely because of the craze for bottled soda and Eugene Rousselmineral waters; in 1838 or 1839, Roussel bottled the first water of bakingsoda, with a lemony taste. He innovated in the taste and quality of bottledwater using his training in a Parisian perfumery and laboratory to invent tastyrecipes, without any of the medicinal or sweet qualities of soda water of thetime. The craze he created was so great that the public demand in bottlestriggered the reopening of the closed factories of Dyottville in 1842. Rousselwas said to be the first to flavor its waters with fruit juices or the first tobottle soda water.Condition: For condition reportplease see "Item specifics/Seller notes" above and check out all thepics as they form an important part of the overall description.FOR VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESEDELIGHTFUL LITTLE LIDDED JARS....THEY WERE USED BETWEEN APPROX. 1840-1920 TOMARKET VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH CAME IN A PASTE FORM. AFTER WWI THEY BECAMEOBSOLETE AS MORE MODERN AND ECONOMICAL FORMS OF PACKAGING REPLACEDTHEM. THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTING OF THESE OLD PIECES HASBECOME A POPULAR, WORLD-WIDE HOBBY, AND A QUAINT REMINDER OF A BYGONE ERA. BE ASSURED, YOU ARE BIDDING ON A GENUINE ANDAUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECE.EBAY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOST U.S. STATES, NOWCHARGES AND INVOICES STATE TAXATION, (i.e. COLLECTION OF TAXES IN THESTATES WHERE STATE TAXATION APPLIES). THIS IS NOW MANDATORY EBAY POLICY INCONJUNCTION WITH STATE LAW…& IS NOT ADDED ON BY ME. U.S. BUYER’SARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE’S TAXES. NOT THE SELLER! THANKS. THESE U.S.TAXES DONOT APPLY TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS! THANK YOU.Overseas buyers are welcome. Payment, whether domestic orInternational, is expected within 3 days, and if there isany hitch, please communicate and we can work something out....otherwise sellerreserves the right to relist the item in the event of non-payment withinthe stipulated period. Thanks for viewing my auction and I wish you success inthe bidding. Lord bless.
