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Title: lighter lipstick
Post by: joenoknow on April 24, 2013, 11:27:28 am

Hello everyone!

I recently went searching through some old stuff in the attic and found a strange little lighter that had lipstick hidden in its base (see attached images) The sticker says "The Taylor Chemical & MFG. CORP" It also says "Betty Taylor". with the exception to an obscure reference to a company that might be it, I cant find anything. I cant even find a lighter with lipstick inside! would anyone know anything about this? Not really concerned with its resale value as it doesn't seem like something that would be valuable, but I am very interested in finding the history behind this funny little thing.
thanks very much!

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: bigwull on April 24, 2013, 11:29:47 am

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhh!!.....
another one......

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: joenoknow on April 24, 2013, 11:41:12 am

lol sorry. new fangled dumputers......

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on April 24, 2013, 11:45:48 am

I'll remove the duplicate post. Carry on gang!

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: joenoknow on April 24, 2013, 11:48:24 am

thanks very much!

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: mart on April 24, 2013, 07:53:33 pm

Haven`t found it yet but there were several companies that made these combo`s !!

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: KC on April 25, 2013, 02:20:30 pm

These became popular around WWII...betting yours is around late 1930's to early 1940's.

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: joenoknow on May 01, 2013, 07:35:04 am

really? even with the plastic bottom?

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: bigwull on May 01, 2013, 08:14:35 am

Plastic is a lot older than you think...it was invented in the early 1800,by an Englishman...but it was an American who took it it a step further,in the 1900,s  to almost what we have now,...then a Belgian...took it all the way, first with Bakelite, then with the plastics we know today...

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: KC on May 01, 2013, 11:32:49 am

Yepper...even with plastic!  Great history recap Wullie!

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: joenoknow on May 01, 2013, 11:44:59 am

hmmmmm..........int eresting........(stroking chin hairs)

Well it certainly seems to be that old. the lipstick is like a spongey rock!

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: Rauville on May 01, 2013, 02:00:14 pm

I wonder if there was any connection between this item and Disneyland's Slue Foot Sue, played by Betty Taylor? ???

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/bananaphone5000/GORILLLAS/9-71GHbettytaylorB.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/bananaphone5000/GORILLLAS/9-71GHbettytaylorB.jpg)

Title: Re: lighter lipstick
Post by: bigwull on May 01, 2013, 02:16:13 pm

and!!......