Breath of Violets Tin

[jcobb]

Found this Quentin's Breath of Violets Tin lid last weekend hunting with a good buddy of mine.

Dinged it pretty good with the shovel, so I'm polishing it up to repair the damage.

I can't find a single thing about it online. Other than another digger found one on a YouTube video hunt.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[CladGrabber]

Thats a nice piece!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Love this! Can't wait until someone can help you learn more about it.

 

[Mackaydon]

They were popular in the era of 1911, 1912, etc.
The tins were called breath pellet holders and sold in 5 and 10 cents tins.
Some of the 'pellets' were referred to as 'breath perfume'.
Don.......

 

[lab rat]

That's a nice showy piece. Here's an excerpt from a record book I found on Google Search...

 

[jcobb]

That's a nice showy piece. Here's an excerpt from a record book I found on Google Search...

Thanks for the info guys!!!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice piece! Congrats!

 

[surf]

Hey jcobb,

Nice find, sir. They do not sound tasty to me.

They're described as"

"Quentin's Breath of Violets 447 05
Perfumed Wafers 447 25" The Pharmaceutical Era - 1903

 

[Championhilz]

In a newspaper database search, I found a drug store in Seattle advertising Quentin's Breath of Violets - "Sweetens the breath" - they sold for 3 cents. The ad is in the Seattle Daily Times, June 1, 1910

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool lid, but for breath mints I think I'll stick with my wintergreen lifesavers