Condiment cap?

[Garabaldi]

Is this a salt or pepper cap and is it old?

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Maybe a foot powder or talc tin cover.

 

[mavrick03]

I am going with salt or pepper cap with the mercury dime beside it, it would seem to be too small to be a talcum powder or any other kind of powder cap



Mav

 

[traderoftreasures]

i would say talc because it does not appear to unscrew off, just pops on

 

[IronSpike]

i would say talc because it does not appear to unscrew off, just pops on

Didn't know it made a difference whether screw or pop? I think it could either

http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/esq-saltshakers-1009-lg-54503126.jpg

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Could be spices. Looks like the remains of a tab on the top left, third pic.

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you for all your input.
I'll chalk it up as a cap to some contiment device.

 

[EdleBrock]

I don't see any threads on the cap so salt/pepper shaker might not fit.

There were several types of powder tins, foot, tooth, denture, delousing (ewww) etc. Here's a tooth powder tin...

 

[Garabaldi]

Makes more sence Edle Nice find.

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Why I thought it was a talc or foot powder was because of the fewer holes common with powder use as opposed to many on salt and pepper shakers.

 

[Garabaldi]

ringman, you called it. I give you the game ball on this one.