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Starting in 1948, Shulton eventually sold more than twenty different styles of Travel Sets.  The sets contained various combinations of After Shave, Cologne and Talc in small quantities, and could also include a tube of Brushless Shaving Cream, a tube of Lather Shaving Cream, Shaving Stick, Shaving Foam (pressurized can), Spray or Stick Deodorant.

Thanks to avid collector and fellow collaborator Charley, this photo of his travel talc collection shows the subtle differences in caps, graphics and bottle shapes of the glass travel bottles made by Shulton.  The top two rows are fronts and the bottom two are backs.

 

 

 

 

 

The table below gives values for small Travel Bottles. The styles shown below would be marked with their contents: after shave, cologne or talcum.

 

Travel Bottle - Style 1948 $25-$30

Travel sets were first introduced in 1948.  The Travel Box included a 2 1/2 ounce shave stick, a 3/4 ounce bottle of talcum and a 1 ounce bottle of after shave lotion, and originally sold for $1.25.  It was available from 1948 until 1956.   The talcum and after shave were in the "traditional" shape bottles but measured a mere 3.5 inches high by 1.25 inches in diameter. 

 

Travel Bottle - Style 1950 $10-$15

This Men's Travel Set included a tube of Brushless shaving lather, after shave (2 3/8 oz.) and talc (1 3/8 oz.).  This set also came with a tube of lather shave cream, which is blue instead of red.  Available from 1950 until 1958, the set sold for $1.50.

  Travel Bottle - Style 1956 $8-$10

Between 1956 and 1963, the travel bottle underwent two changes as shown in the above photo.  On the center bottle the words "Old Spice" were moved beneath the ship although the shape of the bottle remained the same.  At some point during this period, the shoulders on the bottle became more rounded, as shown on the rightmost bottle.  Note that the cap at this time is still made of metal.  Although I only depict the talcum bottle here, the same graphics and bottle shapes apply to the after shave and cologne.  Note, however, that the rubber ring (white on the talcum bottles above) was blue on cologne and red on after shave, matching the color coding below.  (Thanks for the information and the photo, Charley!)

 

Travel Bottle - Style 1962 $10

In 1962 the caps on the travel bottles changed from metal to plastic.  Cologne was blue, After Shave was red and the Talc was white.

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1963


1975

Deluxe Traveler 1963

Sold from 1962 to 1984 as product id 3718.  This is a 1960s style package.

 

Travel Bottle - Style 1964

In 1964, the first all plastic travel bottles were available.  This set shows After Shave and a Spray Deodorant.  Variations of packaging of this type travel bottle were made until 1979.

Travel Bottle - Canadian

Of Canadian origin; plastic bottles probably dating from the late 1960s through the 1970s.

  Travel Bottle Style 1974 $10

In 1974, the travel bottles had a compass rose on the top.  These bottles were still glass, but disappeared by 1977.   In 1973, a similar bottle was sold but included the volume on the front beneath the "After Shave Talcum."

Travel Bottle Style 1984

Back to the traditional styling, this travel after shave container is all plastic, stands 4 inches tall and held 2-1/8 ounces. It was introduced in 1984.

Travel Bottle Style 1992

Sold as a Trial Size

  Newer Mini Travel Bottle

Bottles like these were made in The Netherlands and England

A small half-ounce bottle of Burley, possibly from a sample set or a travel set.
Travel Kit 1965-1990

Travel Kits came in a variety of shapes and sizes and were sold off and on from the late 1960s until 1990.