Antique John Gosnell & Co Cherry Tooth Paste Pot with Base Arthur Wood Subject Area: Social Organisations

Subject Area: Social Organisations

Book Title: THE TRIUMPHAL CHARIOT OF ANTIMONY

The interior carries delicate gold floral motifs

aged varnish

or workshop use

Antique John Gosnell & Co Cherry Tooth Paste Pot with Base Arthur Wood Subject Area: Social OrganisationsA larger and increasingly hard to find Victorian advertising toothpaste pot produced by John Gosnell & Co. of London. The transfer printed lid features a classical female profile surrounded by the advertising legend "Cherry Tooth Paste" and "For Beautifying and Preserving the Teeth & Gums", together with the royal endorsement "Patronized by the Queen." John Gosnell & Co. were among Britain's leading perfumers and toiletry manufacturers during the 19th