Avon Pepperbox Pistol Aftershave Decanter — Chrome & Gold, Original Box (Vintage Collectible)

Vintage & Found · The Foundry

Avon. The pepperbox pistol. It held aftershave. It still looks like it means business.

An Avon novelty aftershave decanter in the form of an Ethan Allen pepperbox pistol — six fluted chrome barrels, engraved gold-finish frame with scrollwork, checkered walnut grip, gold trigger guard. In the original illustrated box with period artwork depicting the historical pepperbox in American frontier life.

Avon produced hundreds of novelty decanters in the 1960s and 70s — cars, animals, antique weapons, Western figures — and the antique firearms series was among the most popular. The pepperbox pistol was a natural subject: Ethan Allen’s six-barrel percussion revolvers were the most widely carried handguns in pre-Civil War America, carried by forty-niners, gamblers, and anyone who wanted more than one shot. Avon put aftershave in one and sold it to your grandfather. He kept the box.

Good vintage condition. Original box present and intact. One of a kind.

Item Details

• Avon novelty aftershave decanter — pepperbox pistol form
• Six-barrel chrome cluster — engraved gold-finish frame
• Checkered walnut grip — gold trigger guard
• Original illustrated box — present and intact
• Good vintage condition
• One of a kind

Pickup & Shipping

• Available for local pickup at The Foundry, 35 W Huron Street, Suite 101, Pontiac, Michigan
• Shipping available — packed in original box for transit

Returns

All vintage sales final. Contact us at 248-568-6030.

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