LOVELL & COVEL LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD HARD CANDIES TIN PAIL/CONTAINER.
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #215 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 987 in auction 215
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Item Description
2-7/8" tall (4.5" tall to top of wire bail handle) by 2.75" dia. lidded tin litho pail once held 3 oz. of "Pure Hard Candies" by Boston, MA. confectioner Lovell & Covel Co. Candies. Container was made by Canco c. 1910 and comes w/correct gold luster lid w/raised text. Pail exterior features four different captioned scenes retelling the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale w/Little Red Riding Hood outsmarting the Big Bad Wolf and saving her grandmother by sharing her candy from a pail (like example offered here) w/Wolf. Lid has some small scattered spots of oxidation and pail exterior has a few small dents. Fine overall.
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