Artifacts

Creator

Avon

Files

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Description

The compact is molded into the likeness of the Lincoln Cent. Its obverse features the 1909 one cent front. The reverse features the following text: LIP GLOSS CORAL/ROSE / Apply with fingertip. / AVON PROD., INC., N.Y., N.Y.10019.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1970s

Measurement

2 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

plastic; Coins--American

Subjects

Cosmetics

Work Type

Cosmetics

Class

toys & games

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

2616

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Abraham Lincoln One Cent Lip Gloss Compact

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