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Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Asphodele by Lentheric c1926

Asphodele by Lentheric: launched in 1926, pronounced "As Fo Del". Asphodele refers to the species of daffodil (narcissus) that grow around the Mediterranean and a species growing on both the coasts of Brittany and Galicia. In the ancient times, the daffodils were often used to bloom the grave of the dead, where the legend of Asphodel Meadow , instead of Hades in Greek mythology . I have read that the actual asphodele plant has no scent.




Thursday, November 19, 2015

Marathon Compacts & Vanities c1932 Advertisement

 Great looking Marathon compacts shown in an advertisement from a 1932 L&C Mayers, New York catalog. Beautiful enameled compacts, handled dance compacts, vanity cases, combination compacts and lipsticks.



Thursday, October 8, 2015

May & Malone Compacts c1931 Advertisement

Compacts shown in an advertisement in a 1931 May & Malone catalog page. One of them is by La Mode, the others are not named by manufacturer. You can see some lipstick compact sets, ance compacts with swinging handles, vanities, double compacts, etc. Also a "Cig-Vannette" by Mondaine. Some are engine turned, enameled, etc. Nice Eastern Star enameled compact also shown below.


















original image by ebay seller gdawg

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Elgin American Compacts c1938 Advertisement

Elgin American compacts shown in an advertisement from a 1938 N. Shure catalog. You can see various enameled, engine turned and cloisonne compacts.


Tuesday, May 19, 2015

McRae & Keeler Whoopee Compacts & Vanities c1931 Advertisement




Gorgeous high color Art Deco advertisement for the McRae & Keeler "Whoopee" Compact with adjustable swinging handle. The other advertisement shows various other compacts, some with lipsticks attached. These ads were both from a 1931 N. Shure Co. catalog.

















images: ebay seller gdawg

Friday, May 15, 2015

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