New York--New York. Undated Colgate & Co. Toilet Soaps. Bowers-NY-4142, Rulau-78. Gilt Brass. 37 mm. Mint State.<strong>Obv:</strong> Mirror. <strong>Rev:</strong> Inscription COLGATE & CO. / TOILET / SOAPS / NEW YORK. Additionally, there is a Colgate & Company logo at the center and the inscriptions PATd JUNE / 16 1868 to the left and right, respectively. The mirror has lost just a single tiny spot of silvering, and the gilt obverse retains all of its original finish. This rare type was made by T.N. Hickcox & Co., and there are only five to eight examples known per the 2014 Bowers reference.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. The plate card in the 2014 shell card reference by Q. David Bowers. Collector tag with attribution notation included.