The Estate of Bessie Mae Carriss

Collection of Vintage Advertising Tins, Antique Doll Limbs, and Miscellaneous Curiosities in Large Glass Jar

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Description

An assortment of vintage and antique miscellaneous items, categorized as a curiosity collection, housed in a large clear glass jar with a gold-tone metal screw-top lid. The lid features handwritten markings in black ink including 810 and 5 17 14, alongside a circled S. Printed text on the lid reads SAFETY BUTTON POPS UP WHEN ORIGINAL SEAL IS BROKEN and REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING. Included in the collection is a blue cylindrical tin with a yellow and green leaf logo, printed with the text PAN PARAG DELICIOUS SADE PAN KA MASALA. Other notable advertising ephemera include a red painted miniature metal oil can, a small rectangular metal tin for FAST EFFECTIVE PAIN RELIEF by Plough, Inc. Memphis, TN, and a yellow tin labeled ANACIN. The jar contains several antique porcelain doll limbs, including detached arms and legs with painted details. Further items include a miniature deck of playing cards in a clear plastic case, a wooden thread spool with a blue and white paper label reading CLARK’S O.N.T. BELFAST 31, a pair of small metal scissors with dark-finished finger loops, and a gray rectangular sharpening stone marked HF-43-HAR-ARKANSAS MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The collection is rounded out by various glass marbles, a polished metal ball, decorative beads, a red wooden golf tee, and assorted small metal components.Height: 10.25 inchesDiameter: 6 inches.