Thursday, June 11, 2015

Ladies Vintage Face Powder Compacts & Vanity Cases: Showcase

A selection of Vintage Ladies Compacts and Vanity Cases
Collecting the glamour, nostalgia and elegance of the early to mid 20th century? You must be a Ladies Face Powder Compact Vanity Case Collector!

Here are some marks and signatures that will aid you visually in your quest and a little eye-candy!

Vovan Enamel Compact
Vovan Clasp






Vogue Vanites Trade Mark





















Pygmalion Sonata Piano Compact

Piano Interior

Pygmalion England






















Parker Pen Wadsworth Canada Vanity Table Compact

Signed on Inner Lid


Puff also signed Parker Pen





Wadsworth USA Figural Fan Compact



Wadsworth Mark on inner lid












Rex Fifth Avenue Compact


Puff and inner lid signed Rex Fifth Avenue



Dorset Fifth Avenue Signed Puff
Dorset Fifth Avenue Compact



















Zell Fifth Avenue Vanity Case

Compact and Lipstick Slide into Case

Signed simply Zell on inner comb case.












Ton-Ton Fifth Avenue Flapjack Compact

Signed Puff Ton-Ton Fifth Avenue
















Evans Rouge & Powder Compact
Puff Signed Evans

Rouge imprinted Evans, unused.


Canadian Military Emblem Compact

Signed shaped puff Elgin American
















Stratton Compact Trooping the Colours Queen Elizabeth II

Unused interior with Original Hang Tag

Signed on Inner Lid

















Elgin Carry-All Compact

Interior of Elgin Carry-All






















Trademark Elginite













Stratton London Compact

Stratton Compact-in-Hand Logo




















Stratton Compact

Stratton Mark on inner lid
Coty Envelope Compact

Signed on Inner Lid

Unused Interior with Original Fluffy Puff


















Variety of Vintage Compacts

Raquel Leather Book Compact Design by Zell

Interior with 2 pans

Rex Fifth Avenue Heart Compact

Interior Puff Original Tag

Minaudiere Carry-All unsigned

Cigarette Coin Compartment

Powder Compartment, Outer Lipstick

Hand Held Mirror Compact
 
Interior of Mirror Compact with Sifter Screen unsigned

Stratton Goldfinch Compact

Signed Inner Lid

Elgin American Figural Applied Ballerina Compact

Signed Puff and Inner Lid

Variety of Vintage Ladies Powder Compacts and Travel Vanity Cases

Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Compact

Signed Made in Gt Britain

Souvenir of Idaho Compact

Unsigned with original puff

Volupte Pocket Watch Styling Compact

Signed on lid edge, original tassel cord
Rex Fifth Avenue Silver Plated Lid Compact

Signed on Inner Lid
















Hand Painted Triple Doublette Compact

Rouge and Powder Pan Polished Metal Mirror

Unsigned














 

Art Deco, the Golden Age of Hollywood, the frugal War Years, the glamour of the 1950s, the mod boldness of the 1960s into the 70s; all decades are captured in the styling of ladies powder compacts.

Many featured here are available at Mandicrafts.

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2 comments:

  1. All I can say is WOW! They're gorgeous!

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  2. Holy smoly! what a phenomenal collection. Some wonderful gems there.

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