I was not aware of these until a reader (Gary) brought these to my attention. I'd like to say thanks to Gary for letting me know about these as I had never come across these before.
The decanter holds Wild Country After Shave
and comes with an embossed metal label of one of the then 28 NFL teams in the league which is applied to the front of the decanter.
Inside the box was the decanter, a top shaped like a football, and an envelope with the team helmet which contained the metal label to be applied to the bottle:
Here is a picture of the envelope with instructions for applying the label
As well as a shot of the back of label:
(which remind me of the classic NFL bed sheets from around the same time)
and information about the NFL and the decanter on the back:
Since the back of the box mentions the 1975 Super Bowl, these were likely produced starting in 1976. I'm not sure how many years these were available, but given that I have not come across the Jets helmet that changed in 1978, I'm guessing these were available between 1976 and 1977.
The box indicates the team label is packaged separately, so I'm guessing when you placed your order, you could request which team decal you wanted, and it would be included with the box of aftershave.
Here is a look at all 28 teams:
If you don't have an interest in collecting the decanters, the embossed decals themselves still make a nice collectible:
To wrap up, here is a look at a full set that someone has for sale:
Avon also did a set of decanters for the NBA, which I will cover next time.
Interesting how much the back of the box resembles the Fleer HOF football card sets of the mid-70s. Identical font and design. Must be some connection there.
ReplyDeleteIs there any chance I could purchase the st.Louis cardinals ? Please
ReplyDeleteI have looked everywhere and only seen this one. Tough find
I have all 28 does anyone know how much there worth? Check ebay for cardinals one i completed my set on ebay!
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