2 X Antique Prattware Bears Grease Pot Lids With Damage. For Repair Or A Project
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31614973 | Modified Item: No |
| Volume: 2 oz. | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
| Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1900) | Color: Multi-Color |
You are bidding on a pair of antique, Prattware Bears grease pot lids....for repair or maybe to use for some project. The pics detail the condition very clearly. They are sold as 1 LOT! They measure 3" & 3 1/8" in diameter, respectively. Lids only. No bases provided.For any viewers who may not know what Bears grease was used for: In theVictorian era, it was believed that the grease from a bear carcass couldstimulate hair growth and help prevent baldness. The idea ...being, that the densefur of the bear would somehow be translated to stimulate hair growth in humans, when the grease was applied to the human cranium!!! Back in the day, the grease was scraped off the fatty parts ofthe bear skin & carcass and mixed with various perfumes to make it moreappealing. It was then marketed in these small lidded pots (and usedextensively) as a men’s cosmetic. 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.
