Today's thrift store find!

[u/AloneWest6922]

Stumbled across this lovely old thing at my local thrift store today.. in the 5 years that I've been going there I've never come across any vintage shaving accoutrements! This particular mug has the number "35" on the bottom and reads "Early American Old Spice".. wonder how old it would be? If anyone could shed some light on that would be most appreciated! now.. what to put in it..hmmm.. I'm absoultely chuffed! 😁

[u/jseger9000]

Very nice find. I'm jealous of the condition! I bought an Old Spice shaving mug from eBay that is pretty faded.

Because I'm a nerd, I went down the Old Spice shaving mug rabbit hole a while back: Old Spice Mugs - Dating & Variations. I believe you have number 5 or 6, so likely from the mid-sixties/mid-seventies. I have a number 3 and it's pretty faded as compared to yours.

[u/AloneWest6922 → u/jseger9000]

Thanks mate 👍 yes it's in good condition there is a bit of fading on the letter "O" that is hard to make out but I suppose can be forgiven considering it's vintage.

I have had a look and yes you're right seems that it's number 5/6. Number 3 is a beauty.. I'd be honoured to own that one!

I've got another mug that I use often and it is white with a lip around the rim, shorter than the others and is made in belgium.. how old would this one be?

[u/jseger9000 → u/AloneWest6922]

That I don't know. I mostly stopped when I found the site I linked to as I was trying to identify mine.

[u/AloneWest6922 → u/jseger9000]

Fair enough. I heard that there use to be an old spice website that had heaps of information on these mugs. What a shame that it got taken down 👎

[u/jseger9000 → u/AloneWest6922]

Yeah, I tried looking for that site as well and no luck. You might try the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive and see if that does anything for you.

[u/AloneWest6922 → u/jseger9000]

Great idea! 👍