J.B. Colgate and Co?

[mrguy]

OK, I know better than that, but I thought I share another interesting antique shop find. Looking around at a mixed up pile of stuff on top of an old table, a glint of tin strikes my eye. Nice, a Colgate Handy Grip tin, not to bad of shape.

I think I'll have a look at the price... whoa! This one feels a little heavy, I wonder what's inside?

Sweet! About a 2 inch nub of soap left! And the last strip hasn't been removed yet, not time to re-load.
But a look at the other side shows a slightly different logo.

Williams!? The stick's threads fit exactly right into the lid. Were Williams and Colgate using the same containers, or even, *gasp* the same soap?

[wchnu]

Prolly different soap..I have colgate and williams soaps.. not that old I will admit., but they are very different. That is a nice looking tin also I have several but not one that screws in like that. VEDDY COOL FIND>


Fuzzy

[mrguy]

I've come across several pucks of vintage Williams and Colgate, and I agree that they are there own soaps. This is the first time I have found anything in a Colgate tin. I can't wait to give it a go!
How big are the tins you have? This is the fourth large (about 3.5 inches tall) tin I have found, and they all screw in. I also have two smaller tins (about 2.5 inches tall) that just push in.

[wchnu]

I have two Colgate and one Williams that are 4 inches and one Williams that is a little over 3 inches. On all of then the caps just push on.

[mrguy]

Cool. More stuff I need to look for!

[wchnu]

Aug 4, 2010 9:36:47 GMT -5 mrguy said:

Cool. More stuff I need to look for!

Yup.. always something to look out for.

Fuzzy