New York--Rochester. 1867 C.B. Woodworth & Son, Perfumers. Bowers-NY-8840, Rulau-785. Silvered Brass. 38 mm. EF.<strong>Obv:</strong> Liberty Seated design, similar to that used on the United States Mints silver dollars of 1840 to 1873, with date 1867 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Inscription C.E. WOODWORTH & SON, / PERFUMERS. / PERSIAN LILAC, / THE MOST DELICATE AND / REFRESHING EXTRACT / MADE. /ROCHESTER, N.Y. printed on yellow paper. The paper is clean, undamaged and entirely readable, and the obverse retains much of the original silver finish, while showing numerous light scratches. This rare type was made by Perris & Browne of New York City, and there are only four to seven 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.
