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| AB-7659
NEW!
$225
3" x 1-3/4" silverplate deco compact from
the 1930s. The front only has a swirly and line design in the silverplate
and then it's covered with enamel in red, green, black and white so you
can see the design through the enamel. Finger ring to carry the compact.
The back is plain. The inside has a mirror on one side and the opposite
side was for powder and rouge, still there under foil, with puff. Marked
RMCo. On the inside. Not sure which company this is but they made a nice
fun deco compact! |
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| AB-7645
NEW!
$148
3" x 2-1/2" sterling heart shaped compact!
Made by the Hingeco company in the 1930s, it's marked on the back. The
front is a brushed looking silver with a smaller raised sterling heart
in the upper corner. The back has a wavy pattern in the silver. The inside
has the mirror on one side and the unused heart shaped powder sifter and
puff. Adorable compact that can actually be used today! No dents, dings
or noticeable damage to the silver. |
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| AB-100
NEW!
$168
2-3/4" x 2-1/4" oval shaped compact. The
entire compact is black enamel and the top has a white enamel center with
purple flowers and green leaves. It has a gold tone border on the
edges and the push clasp is gold tone. It's 1/2" thick. The inside has
the area for the loose powder on one side with sifter and puff. The opposite
side has the metal mirror that lifts up to reveal the unused rouge, still
there with puff and label with instructions on how to re-order rouge and
puffs! It's marked BBCo on the inside for Bliss Brothers. They were from
Attleboro, MA and made nice quality enamel compacts in the 1930s. No damage
to the enamel. Sweet compact! |
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| AB-10321
$258
2-1/4" x 1-3/4" silver plate compact with
a wrist chain. The top only has bright blue enamel with black enamel corners.
In the center there is a pink enamel flower with green leaves. The back
has a nice line design in the silver plate. The inside has a mirror on
one side with rouge, no puff. The opposite side held the loose powder.
No company identification. No damage to the enamel and it closes tightly.
Cute 1930s compact! |
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| AB-10279
$158
3" square unused 1940s wooden compact with
raised wooden scottie dogs horse on the lid! It has a tight hinge and opens
and closes correctly. The inside has a round mirror on one side and the
other side was for the loose powder. It still has the powder screen and
unmarked puff. No company identification. No damage. Fun compact! |
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| AB-10101
$248
2-1/2" x 2-1/4" odd shaped silver plate
compact with wrist chain. The front only has pretty blue enamel with a
pink enamel flower with green leaves. The back is silverplate and has a
line design in the silverplate. The front lifts up to reveal the crescent
shape mirror on one side (showing discoloration), along with rouge, still
there under foil. The opposite side was for loose powder, with puff. No
damage or repairs to the enamel. No company id, snaps tightly closed. Sweet
1930s compact! |
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| AB-9466
$275
2-1/4" square shaped silverplate compact
with wrist chain with black enamel on the front and back. The front only
has pink and blue enamel flowers with green leaves. The top lifts up to
reveal the rouge on one side. Then there is the metal mirror that lifts
up to show the powder area, with puff. No missing black enamel, normal
surface wear to the enamel (glare in the photos!). No company id, but looks
like an Elgin American compact. From the 1930s. Unusual looking compact. |
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| AB-8595
$295
2-1/2" x 1-1/8" silverplate compact with
wrist chain. The front has a 1-1/2" raised round enamel section with white
enamel background with a blue bird sitting on a branch! Nice detail to
the silverplate on the front and back. The raised closure knob is secure
and the compact opens/closes correctly. The inside has a mirror on one
side along with the used rouge section, no puff. The opposite side was
for the loose powder, empty, no puff. No company identification. Sweet
1930s compact. |
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| AB-7546
$125
2-1/4" unused square gold tone compact
with a silhouette of a lady bowler! The back has a raised bumpy design.
The inside has a mirror on one side, discolored. The opposite side has
the lift up section for the powder, empty, with puff. No company identification.
Very bright, clean gold tone, no scratches. Cute 1930s compact! |
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| AB-8894
$138
3" square unused 1940s wooden compact with
raised wooden horse on the lid! It has a tight hinge and opens and closes
correctly. The inside has a round mirror on one side and the other side
was for the loose powder. It still has the powder screen and unmarked puff.
No company identification. No damage. Fun compact! |
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| AB-10100
$255
2-1/8" square silverplate compact with
wrist chain. The front only has a 1" diamond shaped black and white enamel
scene of a windmill! The rest of the front and back has a nice design in
the silverplate. The inside has a crescent shaped mirror on one side with
unopened rouge and the opposite side has the unopened powder cake with
puff. Opens/closes correctly. No damage to the silverplate or enamel. No
company id. Sweet 1930s compact! |
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| AB-8883
$275
A 3-1/2" round green enamel unused telephone
dial compact!!The green enamel is all intact, no chips, flakes, crazy or
missing area. The numbers on the phone dial are in white enamel with red
and black numbers and letters, no damage. The center front area was never
monogrammed and is in top condition. The back brassy area is in top condition
also, barely showing any surface markings. The inside mirror is in good
condition, just a small discoloration area. The opposite side was for loose
powder, it's empty and includes an unused powder screen and powder puff.
This compact was made in the late 1940s-early 1950s and was made in black
and blue enamel also. Always fun to find figural compacts and the phone
dial is a great addition to any compact collection. |
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| AB-10411
$195
Never used 3" x 3" gold tone Wadsworth
enamel compact! The front only has a deep blue enamel border with an ivory
colored enamel background. In the center is a double eagle insignia in
a bronzey color. The words Cumberland, MD 1948 is below the eagle. So this
was a 1948 Cumberland, Maryland souvenir compact! The back is all gold
tone and is scratch free. The inside has the mirror on one side and the
lift up section for loose powder with unused marked puff on the other side.
The compact comes with the original cloth pouch and blue Wadsworth box.
This is a very clean compact and a great addition to your collection! |
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| AB-7715
$295
2" round silver plate compact with the
original 1" chain leading up to the original 1" round lipstick pot. The
compact section is black enamel on both sides with a white enamel dog on
the front, looks like a type of terrier. The back is all black enamel.
No damaged or missing enamel, just minor surface markings if you hold it
under a light. (Camera glare in photo, the black enamel is even in color)
The inside has a mirror on one side, cracked. The opposite side was for
the powder, still there with puff. Snaps tightly closed. The lipstick pot
cover closes tightly and you just lift it up to open it and the original
red icky lipstick is still inside! The back of the lipstick pot is silver
plate. No company identification, but the Vashe company is the only company
I know that made this type of compact with an attached lipstick pot in
the 1930s. It's a great fun compact for your collection! |
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| AB-8046
$265
3-1/2" x 1-3/4" silverplate deco compact
by Evans. It has a nice attached finger ring and a nice design all over
the silver plate. The front only has a raised area with bright red, black
and cream enamel with silver overlay. No damage to the enamel. The inside
has a mirror and rouge on one side, still partially under foil. The opposite
side has the partial powder cake under partial foil, along with a puff.
The foils are marked Evans and it's also marked Evans below the mirror.
It snaps tightly closed. No damage. Sweet 1930s deco compact! |
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| AB-8827
$175
2-1/4" round brassy compact with a cute
enamel scene on the front only. It shows a lady wearing a hat with pink
blouse sitting under a tree. She's talking with a man. They are surrounded
by farm animals! No damage to the enamel. The inside has a mirror on one
side and the opposite side was for loose powder. It comes with a cute unused
pink embroidered puff, not sure if it's original, but it fits nicely inside.
It's marked Germany on the back. Sweet 1930s compact! |
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| AB-8381
$238
1-1/2" round silverplate compact with a
cute enamel scene on the front! The scene is very detailed and colorful,
showing a couple sitting in a garden. It has black enamel around the top
with silver designs in the enamel. The back is all black enamel and shows
normal surface markings. No missing enamel to the front or back. The inside
has a metal mirror on one side that lifts up to reveal the rouge, still
there. The opposite side has the lift up section for the powder, with puff.
It's marked BBCo on the inside. Bliss Bros. made some unusual compacts
in the 1930s, usually larger and more ornate than this one, so this is
a nice surprise to find such a different one made by this company. |
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| AB-7827
$198
3-1/4" round, plastic compact that resembles
a plaid tam!! The front lift up section is framed in a brassy metal around
bright red plastic. The rest of the compact is the plaid design. The inside
has a mirror on one side and the opposite side is for the loose powder.
It came with a cute puff, but not sure it's original. No damage, closes
tightly. Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-8369
$258
2-1/4" x 1-3/4" silver plate compact on
a chain. The top only has bright yellow enamel with black enamel corners.
In the center there are pink enamel flowers with green leaves. The back
has a nice line design in the silver plate. The inside has a mirror on
one side with the lift up section that reveals the unused rouge and powder,
with puff. The opposite side held the loose powder. No company identification.
No damage to the enamel and it closes tightly. Cute 1930s compact! |
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| AB-8276
$168
1-3/4" square silverplate compact on a
chain. Cute white/blue/red/yellow enamelled design in the upper left corner.
Nice line design in the silverplate on the front and back. The inside has
a lift up section on one side that reveals the rouge, still partially intact.
The opposite side was for loose powder, with puff. No company id. (Camera
flash marks!) Great condition, sweet looking compact, circa 1930s. |
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| AB-6596
$210
2" x 1-1/2" silver plate compact on a chain.
Nice center area of white enamel with blue flowers and green leaves. There
is a nice line design in the silverplate on the front and back. Normal
surface wear to the silverplate, no damage to the enamel. The inside has
a mirror on one side along with a lift up section for the rouge, still
there, with puff. The opposite side was for loose powder, no puff. No company
id. Sweet 1930s compact! |
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| AB-7990
$138
3-1/2" x 3" gold tone Volupte "lucky purse"
compact in box! The compact is shaped like a purse, all gold tone in color,
no scratches or wear. It opens to reveal a mirror in the lid. The opposite
side opens to the empty powder well, no puff. It's marked Volupte on the
inside. The box is in great shape showing practically no wear! This must
have sat in a drawer for the past 60 years! Fun compact! |
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| AB-7979
$145
2-1/2" round gold tone unused Evans enamel
compact with gold tone mesh pouch. The lid has bright white enamel with
center pink rose with green leaves. The bottom is gold tone mesh. The inside
has the mirror on one side and the opposite side was for loose powder with
marked peach colored puff. No damage, top unused condition. Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-7994
$295
3" x 3" odd shaped, 10 sided sterling and
blue enamel compact. Absolutely beautiful color blue with nice line designs
that look like it's radiating. The back is all silver. The inside has a
mirror on one side and the opposite side has the unused puff. No damage
to the enamel, the enamel is very even, those are camera flashes! This
is an english compact and it has the hallmarks on the inside. They are
the anchor (Birmingham), Lion (sterling) M (for the year 1936). It also
has the initials B&C representing a company logo. Great heavy compact
and always fun to find those made in England! |
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| AB-8131
$255
2" round gold tone compact with great enamelled
top with a terrier dog in the center. The back has a nice design in the
gold tone and and along the front and back edges. The center enamel is
bright green and the dog is in black and white with a gold outline. The
inside has a crescent shape mirror on one side, along with the rouge, still
there, no puff. The opposite side was for the loose powder, empty, no puff.
No company id. Great 1930s compact in top condition! |
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| AB-7684
$185
2-1/4" squared compact with pretty blue
enamel on both sides. The front also has darker blue enamel with a lady
silhouette in the center. The back is solid blue, showing normal wear in
the center, no missing enamel. The inside has a mirror on one side and
the other side has the empty powder section, no puff and a lift up section
that was for rouge, empty. On the bottom of the tiny rouge section it has
reorder info printed on the base metal. This was an "Elgina" compact, a
company out of New York, according to the information! Sweet silhouette
compact from the 1930s in top condition. |
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| AB-7665
$185
3" x 1-1/2" silverplate 1930s Elginite
compact in a different shape with wrist chain! The front and back has a
nice design in the silverplate. The top center has a pretty yellow enamelled
center with purple and yellow flower with green leaves. The inside has
a mirror on one side and the opposite side was for loose powder, rouge
and lipstick (empty, no puffs). It's marked Elginite EAM on the back. No
damage. I don't see this shape too often, fun! |
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| AB-7648
$148
2-1/2" round Evans mesh pouch compact from
the 1930s. Fun compact as the top has ornate gold tone open designs with
several different sizes of tourquoise colored glass pieces. The bottom
is gold tone mesh. The inside has a mirror on one side and the opposite
side was for loose powder. It has a puff, but I'm not sure it's original.
It's marked Evans on the inside. Great condition to the mesh bottom and
top of compact. Different and cute! |
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| AB-7950
$160
5" x 3-1/4" never used Elgin American cigarette
and lighter combo! The front has a nice swirly floral design with plate
for a monogram. The back is plain. The inside has the protective bar to
hold the cigarettes in place. When you close the cigarette section the
lighter flicks and would be ready to light your cigarette! It's marked
inside. Never used and shows practically no surface wear. Could definitely
be used today! From the 1930s. |
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| AB-7666
$215
3-3/4" x 2" silverplate compact with rounded
sides. Nice line designs on the front and back, along with ornate designs
in the edge. The front has a center blue enamel scene of a blue bird with
red/yellow coloring. He's sitting on a branch looking at a tiny gold colored
bird in the sky! The inside has a mirror section on one side (missing)
and the opposite side was for loose powder, rouge, lipstick and perfume!
It has one puff, the lipstick is complete and the glass vial for perfume
is in the holder, but it's missing the tiny stopper. No damage to the enamel.
It's marked DFB on the inside for the DF Briggs company. They made great
compacts with nice insides in the 1930s! |
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| AB-5836
$215
3-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1/2" (thick) silverplate
compact with a wrist chain. There is a center enamel medallion on the front
that measures 1" x 1/2" and has a pretty blue enamel background with grass
and a yellow swan. There is a nice line design in the silverplate on the
front and back. The inside has a mirror on one side (slight discoloration
spots). The opposite side has the sections for the loose powder and rouge,
still there, with puffs. There are also coin slots for a nickel and dime.
Normal surface marks on the silverplate, no damage to the enamel. Sweet
1930s compact, marked LAB Company on the inside. |
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| AB-4521
$145
2-1/2" x 2-1/4" silverplate enamel deco
compact on chain. The front and back are a pretty blue enamel. The front
also has an enamel yellow triangle with black center. The chain has blue
enamel links, some enamel off the links. The inside has a mirror on one
side and the empty loose powder section on the other. It's marked
EAM on the inside rim. Normal surface markings visible on the enamel under
a loupe, tiny tiny scratch on the left side and the smallest of enamel
missing around the hinge. None of this detracts. Sweet 1930s deco Elgin
American compact! |
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| AB-5913
$195
2-1/8" x 3-1/2" (including the finger ring)
gold tone enamelled compact with attached finger ring. The front only has
pretty swirly green enamel, lighter green enamel and then bright yellow
enamel. The back is gold tone with a design in the gold tone. The inside
has a crescent shaped mirror on one side along with the rouge section,
partial foil over the rouge, no puff. The opposite side is for loose powder,
with puff. No company identification, no damage to the enamel. Sweet deco
compact from the 1930s! |
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| AB-5838
$195
2-1/4" odd shaped silverplate compact on
a chain with enamel flowers and blue bird! The front only has white enamel
with green leaves and reddish flowers. There's a pretty blue enamel bird
flying over the flowers. Nice etched design in the silverplate along the
edge. The back has a nice line design in the silverplate and is monogrammed
with the initial "E" in a center area. The inside has a crescent shaped
mirror and rouge area (mostly empty, no puff) on one side and the other
side has the area for loose powder (empty, no puff). No damage to the enamel,
normal surface marks noticeable under loupe. No company identification.
Cute! Circa 1930s. |
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| AB-2274
$100
4-1/4" x 3" gold tone never used Volupte
vanity with original black silk-like carry case. Gold tone shows practically
no wear! Inside has a mirror on one side. The other side has a lift up
section to hold bills/kleenex, lipstick and a lift up section for the loose
powder. It has the original unused marked puff with a reorder form for
puffs! Marked Volupte on the lift up compact section. Black carrying case
has a pocket on one side with a snap. Terrific overall condition! |
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