Title

Avon Wild Country After Shave

Creator

Avon Products, Inc.

Files

Creator Role

distributor

Description

The object is a white after shave bottle molded into an Abraham Lincoln bust. The bottle's head detaches to reveal the bottle's opening. The bottle has no contents. The bottom features a sticker containing product information.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

2 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

painted glass

Inscription

at bottom on sticker: AVON / WILD COUNTRY AFTER SHAVE / 6 FL. OZ. / KEEP OUT OF REACH OF YOUNG CHILDREN / AVON PRODUCTS, INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019.

Creation Location

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

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

cosmetics

Class

toys & games

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

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

6898

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.