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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Marathon Co. Compacts c1931 Advertisement

A selection of Marathon Co. compacts in an advertisement from 1931 May & Malone Co. catalog.

Evans Luxury Line Compacts c1941 Advertisement

Evans Luxury Line of compacts and lighters are shown in this advertisement from a 1941 Fort Dearborn publication.

images: ebay seller gdawg

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Elgin American Beauty Dresser Sets c1951 Advertisement

Striking full color advertisements for Elgin American Beauty dresser sets from a 1951 General American Co. catalog.

Elgin American Beauty Compacts & Cigarette Cases c1951 Advertisement

Striking full color advertisements for Elgin compacts from a 1951 General American Co. catalog.

Briggs White Gold Filled Compacts c1927 Advertisement

Striking full color advertisements for Briggs compacts and vanity cases from a 1927 Huntley & Co. catalog. All of these compacts will have the marking of "DFB Co." I love the elegant chain handles on these, they are perfect for dancing the tango and was the reason for why they are named tango compacts or dance compacts. Each one has beautiful engine turned or enameled details which make them even more attractive. Most are made up of white gold or green gold fill, most have sterling silver tops.

original images: ebay seller gdawg

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Deltah Compact & Lipstick Combinations c1938 Advertisement

Advertisement for Deltah compacts and lipstick combinations from a 1938 Criterion, Rohde - Spencer Co. catalog.

photos - ebay seller gdawg

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

La Mode Compacts c1938 Advertisement

La Mode compacts and vanities shown in two advertisements from a 1938 N. Shure catalog. In these ads, you can see various compact and comb sets, compact and lipstick sets as well as various compacts decorated with rhinestones or enamel, engine turning and cloisonne.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

May Fair Compacts c1927 Advertisement

May Fair Compacts shown in a striking full color advertisement from a 1927 Huntley & Co. catalog. Vanity compacts, dance compacts, tango compacts, engine turned, enameled and jeweled examples are shown.

Bohemian Glass Shaker Top Perfume Bottles 1901 Advertisement

Bohemian colored glass perfume bottles with shaker tops from an antique Victorian/Edwardian 1901-02 A. C. McClurg & Co. publication. Many of the bottles are gilded and the designs are reminiscent of Moser. It appears that the shaker tops are the open rose and the "loving cup" styles.

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