First Mercury Dime and mystery button?

Nathan W · Nov 30, 2023

First old silver. This is same site I found the 1917 one cent. This button thing says Ryan Light or Avon Light .Looked it up and all I found was hot rod head lamps

Red-Coat · Nov 30, 2023

The lettering style looks like that use by the Avon cosmetics company between 1936-1947:

I would guess it has detached from the end of a lipstick tube, eye shadow pencil or something similar and that 'Light' is a marketing description for a cosmetic with a subtle appearance when applied, or that came in a pale colour.

Nathan W · Nov 30, 2023

Red-Coat said:
The lettering style looks like that use by the Avon cosmetics company between 1936-1947:

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I would guess it has detached from the end of a lipstick tube, eye shadow pencil or something similar and that 'Light' is a marketing description for a cosmetic with a subtle appearance when applied, or that came in a pale colour.

Thanks for the ID, I've got some cosmetic tubes but none with any lettering

Georgivs · Nov 30, 2023

Congrats on your first merc, and heres to many more! :occasion14:

Nathan W · Nov 30, 2023

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Georgivs said:
Congrats on your first merc, and heres to many more!

thanks

ArfieBoy · Nov 30, 2023

Nice to finds that first one. Congratulations!

LostinGeorgia · Nov 30, 2023

Told you there were more coming. Congratulations

Nathan W · Nov 30, 2023

LostinGeorgia said:
Told you there were more coming. Congratulations

Yes you did, I've been going low n slow

JeffInMass · Nov 30, 2023

Always a great feeling knocking one off the bucket list- Congrats and on to the next!!

Nathan W · Nov 30, 2023

JeffInMass said:
Always a great feeling knocking one off the bucket list- Congrats and on to the next!!

Thanks!

Digger RJ · Nov 30, 2023

Nathan W said:
First old silver. This is same site I found the 1917 one cent. This button thing says Ryan Light or Avon Light .Looked it up and all I found was hot rod head lamps

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!