Antique, very quaint, rare & unusual overglazed Tooth Powder treen box / pot lid

Description

You are biding on
a very quaint, rare & unusual, over-glazed "
TOOTH POWDER
" treen box or pot lid
. I am certain that this piece was hand-made, but I am not certain as to when it was produced. My guess is that it around 1900 or possibly even 20 years after that date??
Let's remember that the use of "
Tooth Powder
" generally pre-dated "
Tooth Paste
", so it is possible that this treen box could have been custom made for an early Chemist's firm or an individual shop??  It certainly looks real cool and doesn't appear modern with wear showing underneath (see pic 7) as well as on, or near, the black border surround on the face. The over-glaze shows overall glaze-crazing.
The box measures 3 1/4" X 2 1/4" X 1 3/8"  For a visual approximation of size, please see the last pic where the item is shown alongside a
regular can of Coke
.(pic 10)
Just a super unusual collectible to add to a collection!
Condition
:
For condition report please see "Item specifics/Seller notes" above and check out all the pics as they form an important part of the overall description.
FOR VIEWERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESE DELIGHTFUL LITTLE LIDDED JARS....THEY WERE USED BETWEEN APPROX. 1840-1920 TO MARKET VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH CAME IN A PASTE FORM. AFTER WWI THEY BECAME OBSOLETE AS MORE MODERN AND ECONOMICAL FORMS OF PACKAGING REPLACED THEM.   THE RECOVERY AND COLLECTING OF THESE OLD PIECES HAS BECOME A POPULAR, WORLD-WIDE HOBBY, AND A QUAINT REMINDER OF A BYGONE ERA.         BE ASSURED, YOU ARE BIDDING ON A GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD PIECE.
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.