Description: Co-Operative Flint Vintage Pink Rarely Found Elephant Box / Powder Jar with Ashtray Back COMPANY / MAKER: The Co-Operative Flint Glass Company ITEM: Pink Elephant with RARE Cigarette Holder and Ashtray Back COLOR: Pink CIRCA: Late 1920s / 1930s CONDITION: This regal elephant jar is in Undamaged Condition without chips, cracks, or mold damage. Our striking elephant has his trunk up for good luck. The jar has the rarely found cigarette holder ashtray top. Today most collectors use these boxes for storing trinkets or jewelry inside. The scooped back can be used as a change collector, or ring holder. This jar has been reissued in the 1970s /80s. The new jar does not have quality of the old one. And even better --- this version with the scooped back has not been made in a newer version at all. Jumbo Elephant -7 1/2" W.-4 1/2" H. Our wonderful Elephant box is shown in Hazel Marie Weatherman's book "Colored Glassware of the Depression Era 2." She shows trade journals from 1927 to 1930 that advertise our stunning elephant and other animal containers. These animals were sold as containers. What you did with them was your choice. They could be used for jewelry, make-up, powder, a desk catch all; the possibilities were limited only by your imagination. Collectors will be delighted to know that while this jar has been reproduced it is fairly easy to tell an old one from a new one. The quality of the new jar is much poorer and the colors are radically different from the old ones. Also the cigarette holder lid has never been reproduced which assures even the most skeptical collector that this box is vintage. The color on this glass is awesome. This pretty jar was produced circa late 1920s to early 1930s. The Co-Operative Flint Glass Company was founded in 1879 as the Beaver Falls Co-Operative Glass Company. As the early name indicates, this company was located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Several styles of this 4.5" high and 7" long elephant covered container were produced in the late 1920's. The lid forms the back of the elephant. The various shapes of lids include a natural back, a flower frog style back with holes, an ashtray back with cigarette rests, a back with a recessed rectangle, and a back with a circular indentation that holds a silver ball. The bottoms of all the containers are the same. Colors made include amber transparent, black, cobalt, crystal, crystal with fired-on colors, green transparent, milk and pink transparent ruby, and light blue transparent. There are at least two different shades of light blue--aqua and a deeper Ritz blue. In 1981, these elephants were made in crystal and filled with red, white and blue jelly beans for distribution to members of the National Federation of Republican Women. In 1983, the Tiara Exclusives Division of Indiana Glass Company marketed this elephant in pink satin, blue satin, green satin and crystal with an etching. Later, the mold was acquired by a Midwest importer and reproductions have been seen in pink, green ruby and cobalt from this source. These later issues all have a natural back. POSTAGE AND INSURANCE ON THIS PRETTY ITEM IS CALCULATED. PLEASE REFER TO THE SHIPPING TAB IN THE LISTING. Check out our other merchandise at K and M Antiques and Collectibles. We feature older, vintage antiques and collectibles. Sign up for my newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Come by and visit often! OUR US POSTAGE AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN THE SHIPPING TAB WITHIN THE LISTING. WE DO OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING. AS LONG AS YOU PURCHASE YOUR MULTIPLE ITEMS FROM THE SAME LISTING AT THE SAME TIME OUR CALCULATED POSTAGE WILL REFLECT THE DISCOUNT. IF NOT PLEASE ADD ALL ITEMS TO THE CART AND WRITE US BEFORE PAYING FOR YOUR ITEM AND WE WILL SEND YOU A REVISED INVOICE. WE CANNOT SEND A REVISED INVOICE AFTER THE PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE. Merchandise is guaranteed as stated in the description. All items are carefully examined before listing & again before they are packed. If any errors are made in the representation, a full refund will be issued upon return of the item. Items must be returned via the same manner in which they were shipped. If you wish to ship in another manner, other than the one we have provided please.
Price: 259.99 USD
Location: Columbus, Ohio
End Time: 2024-02-27T19:55:12.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
COMPANY / MAKER: Co-Operative flint
ITEM: Pink Elephant Container with RARE Cigarette Holder / Ashtray Back
CIRCA: 1920s -1930s
COLOR: Pink
ANTIQUE: Yes
