Very Rare & Complete Potter & Moore Little Nipper Perfume Bottle, C. 1930s, 9cm for Sale

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Very Rare & Complete Potter & Moore Little Nipper Perfume Bottle, C. 1930s, 9cm For Sale

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Very Rare & Complete Potter & Moore Little Nipper Perfume Bottle, C. 1930s, 9cm:
$76.39

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DescriptionAccording to many sale sites listings and the previous owner that put the stickers on this one\'s (almost certainly non-original) box, these very rare Little Nipper perfume bottles date to the 1920s and 1930s. However, we think they can\'t be 1920s because they\'re designed in the likeness of the all-but-forgotten Little Nipper character from the Nipper cartoon created by Brian White - Little Nipper first appeared in the Daily Mail newspaper in 1933 and lasted until 1947, so we\'re going with \"1930s and 1940s\". Unless, of course, the Little Nipper bottles inspired the character rather than the other way round, which actually isn\'t impossible - \"perfume\" bottles known as little nippers were common in Prohibition-era USA where they were used to contain a \"nip\" of scented alcoholic drink; so perhaps somebody in Britain (where little nipper was and still is a slang term for a small child) heard about them and got the idea to create a little nipper shaped like a little nipper, then White got the idea for the comic strip from that...who knows?What we do know, though, is that they\'re extremely rare nowadays firstly because they were produced at a time when few people had the spare cash to spend on novelty perfumes and also because once the perfume inside had been used up they were highly prized by children, which of course meant that they usually got broken sooner or later. This one evidently never passed into child ownership, or was extremely fortunate, because it\'s survived in unusually good condition without chips or cracks; it also retains most of the original paint and even the Bakelite cap which, as Bakelite is soluble in alcohol, has partially melted and bonded itself to the top of the bottle. Therefore, we can\'t tell you if it\'s screw-on or press-fit; whether you force it off or not is up to you.

Due to the nature of this item it is not always possible for us to identify any missing parts.
For this reason we ask that you please check the pictures carefully, as these show everything that is included.

Further Details & Enquiries

This item has been very kindly donated to the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end-of-life care. Our ‘Outstanding’ services are provided free of charge to patients and their families. Our aim is to provide the highest quality care, helping them to make every moment count.

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About Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity supports people in Cambridgeshire living with an advanced serious illness or other life-limiting condition and those who need end-of-life care. Its ‘Outstanding’ services are provided free of charge to patients and their families. The aim is to provide the highest quality care, helping them to make every moment count.

Around 4,000 patients are cared for each year at the Hospice in Cambridge, the Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre in Wisbech and in patients’ own homes via the Arthur Rank Community Team. This care supports people to improve their quality of life and fulfil their end of their life choices.

Alongside the care provided by the Inpatient Unit, Living Well services and Hospice at Home teams, patients can access: patient and family support; lymphoedema care; complementary therapy; medical and pain outpatient clinics; and advice from the clinical nurse specialists within the Specialist Palliative Care Home Team. Programmes are practical, holistic and tailored to the individual patient, family member or carer and may also include rehabilitative support, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychological support.

It will cost £10.5 million in 2021/2022 to run services, which are provided free of charge to patients and their loved ones. Contracted services from the NHS are budgeted at £6.98 million, meaning that £3.52 million needs to be raised through donations, fundraising activities and trading. The Charity is extremely grateful to the local community for the continual dedication, commitment and generosity they show in supporting towards meeting this target.