Antique, Ceramic, (ca 1900 - 1910) Searcy, Tansley & Co Cap, Button Pot Lid
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:583237 | Modified Item: No |
| Color: Black print on white ceramic background | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
| Volume: 1/2 oz |
You are bidding on a very cute and eye-catching, antique, ORIGINAL (ca 1900-1910) cap or "pot lid" for Searcy, Tansley & Co. Oriental Salt. The trade mark "snake entwined through a tree trunk" (originally used in 1890's) was modified to include the "cross-beam" at the top, when Tansley was taken on as a partner in 1900. So, obviously the "cross-beam" represents the "T" for Tansley as the new partner incorporated into the Company. This transferred ceramic lid would have been a...ttached to a small tubular cardboard container, with the Oriental Salt contents inside.
A super little "dinky" antique collectible to add to an existing collection....or to start one!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. The lid measures just 2" in diameter! (see pic 11 for a comparison to a regular can of Coke)
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.ALL CALIFORNIA BUYERS (ONLY CALIFORNIANS!)ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE CALIFORNIAN STATE TAX. SORRY, IT IS THE LAW!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.
A super little "dinky" antique collectible to add to an existing collection....or to start one!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. The lid measures just 2" in diameter! (see pic 11 for a comparison to a regular can of Coke)
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.ALL CALIFORNIA BUYERS (ONLY CALIFORNIANS!)ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE CALIFORNIAN STATE TAX. SORRY, IT IS THE LAW!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.
