Mushroom Candle / Turtle Candle by Avon
These groovy candles from Avon are undated, although the use of West Casa Blanca could suggest it’s either from or before 1970. Some of the glyphs (A, E, L, M) differ from the sample, though do note that it’s a bit condensed on the packaging. Venus Extended Light also appears below the candle’s name. Although I’m focused on the rare font’s appearance, check out the box design! There’s another version called the Turtle Candle, which is… quite literally how it sounds.
Wowie zowie!
West Casa Blanca in PLINC's One-Line Manual of Styles
2 Comments on “Mushroom Candle / Turtle Candle by Avon”
Thanks, Reybach!
You pointed out that, in addition to Formerly Anthrax by Show of Hands (1970), The Exciting Soul Stirrers is another album that uses Casa Blanca on its cover. Cross Rhythms dates it to 1973. Unfortunately, we haven’t found a good image of it yet; just this small one from Discogs:
I appreciate the research, Florian! I’m bummed out that there’s only that low res image of the Soul Stirrers album, although if there is another use of Casa Blanca, It would be wonderful. I’ll try to see if there’s another use.