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| AB-10148
NEW!
$158
2-3/4" square gold tone compact with pretty
floral enamel! The front and back is a nice pinky/peachy enamel and the
front only has bright enamel flowers in purple, green and yellow enamel.
The inside has a mirror on one side and the opposite side has the lift
up section for the loose powder. The original puff with the Elgin American
name is intact and in good condition. There's also a piece of paper with
instructions on how to re-order puffs for 15 cents! No missing or damage
to the enamel. Sweet 1930-1940s compact! |
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| AB-8595
NEW!
$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
NEW!
$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-8829
$295
2" x 2" odd shape unused silverplate Elgin
American compact with wrist chain! The front only has pretty yellow enamel
with green leaves and pink flowers. The center enamel scene is of water
and the sky. The back is silverplate and has a nice design. The inside
has the unused brightly colored rouge on one side. Then there is the metal
mirror that lifts up to reveal the powder section, with puff. It's marked
EAM on the inside. Open/closes correctly. No damage at all to the enamel.
Pretty 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
$275
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
$295
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-10406
$325
3" x 2-1/4" rectangle shape silverplate
compact on wrist chain. The front only has beautiful tourquoise and white
enamel with pink flowers and green leaves. It has silver overlay on the
enamel. The border on the front and edges has a nice floral design in the
silverplate. The back has a design in the silverplate. The inside has a
mirror on one side. The opposite side has the rouge, powder and lipstick
sections with two puffs. There is no company identification and this is
a nice heavy 1930s compact and the enamel is beautiful with no damage! |
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| AB-10411
$248
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-8979
$325
3" x 1-3/4" silverplate Evans compact from
the 1930s. The front only has nice bright red and black enamel with red
flowers. The back is silverplate with a line design in the silverplate.
It has a wrist chain to carry the compact. The inside has a mirror on one
side with coin holders for a nickel and dime. The opposite side has the
areas for loose powder, with puff and empty rouge section. No missing enamel
or damage to the enamel (that's camera glare!) Great looking deco compact! |
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| AB-8046
$295
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-8577
$275
2-1/2" x 2-1/4" odd shaped silver plate
compact with wrist chain. The front only has pretty blue enamel with yellow
and blue flowers 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, along with rouge, still there under partial foil. The
opposite side was for loose powder. No damage or repairs to the enamel.
No company id, snaps tightly closed. Sweet 1930s compact! |
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| AB-8571
$295
2-1/8" octagon shaped with a pretty guilloche
yellow enamel on both sides with a nice design in the enamel. The front
only has pretty pink flowers with green leaves. Inside has a lift up section
on one side that opens to reveal the empty rouge area. The opposite opens
to reveal the empty loose powder section. The lift up section over the
rouge was also used as the mirror as it's chrome on both sides. It's marked
FMCo., for the Finberg Manufacturing Company. No damage to the enamel and
the compact snaps tightly closed. Sweet 1930s compact! |
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| AB-7673
$345
2-3/4" x 1-1/2" silverplate compact on
a chain. The front only has great enamel in a deco design. The colors are
bright blue/green/yellow/rust in a zig zag pattern. The back has a nice
design in the silverplate. The inside has a mirror on one side. There is
a center lift up section that held a comb (missing). The opposite side
has the sections for rouge (still there, under foil) and powder. Both puffs
are intact. Marked EAM for Elgin American on the inside. No damage at all
to the enamel. Great deco compact! |
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| AB-8381
$268
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
$268
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
$220
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
$158
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-7968
$158
3-1/4" round gold tone compact with celluloid
lid of colorful and detailed Niagra Falls, Canada scene on the lid. The
back is all gold tone. The inside has a mirror on one side and a slightly
used puff and powder sifter on the other. It's marked Gwenda British Made
on the inside. No damage to the top. Sweet 1930s scenic 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-7955
$175
2-1/2" squared with cut off corners, this
sterling and enamelled compact was made by the Elgin Illinois Watch Company
and is marked on the inside, along with sterling. The outside has black
enamel surrounding a center section of bright yellow enamel with pink roses
and green leaves. The back is plain silver. No damage to the enamel. The
inside is now empty, making the compact very usable today for pills or
makeup. Great colors! Circa 1920s. |
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| AB-7708
$98
3-1/2" x 2" round, this is a 1920s celluloid
compact in the shape of a hand mirror! Amazing that it survived as one
"squish" and it was gone! All ivory colored and the center section has
a celluloid hinge and lifts up for the loose powder, empty, no puff. The
lid doesn't snap close. Not marked, but I've this style before where it's
marked Germany. Mirror shows slight discoloration around the edge. Normal
surface marks to the celluloid, but no real damage. Really fun! |
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| AB-7684
$205
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
$215
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-6815
$345
3" x 2-1/2" gold tone lock shape enamelled
compact. The blue enamel is a pretty shade with a nice design in the enamel.
There is a white enamel center with pink flowers with green leaves. There's
also an enamelled keyhole! The back is blue enamel with a nice swirly design
in the enamel. The inside has a metal mirror on one side that opens to
reveal the rouge section, still under foil, with puff. The opposite side
has the powder sifter and puff. Normal wear to the gold tone coloring.
It's marked R&G LaMode for the Ripley & Gowen company, they made
great enamel and figural compacts in the 1930s. No damage or repairs to
the enamel, closes correctly |
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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
$245
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-7349
$159
2" curved shaped silverplate 1930s Elgin
American compact on chain with brown enamel on the front only. There is
an off white deco design in the upper corner. The back has a nice design
in the silverplate. The inside has the section for the loose powder on
one side with puff. Then there is a metal mirror in the center that pulls
back to reveal the rouge section, partially there, with puff. No damage
to the enamel. Marked EAM on the inside. Sweet deco compact. |
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| AB-5836
$225
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
$155
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-6628
$158
2" square silverplate Elgin American deco
compact from the 1930s. The front only has a nice design along with deep
blue enamel. There are red and yellow enamelled flowers in the corners.
The back has a nice design in the silverplate. The inside has a lift up
section for the loose powder on one side, metal mirror in the center and
the other side has an empty section for the rouge. Nice wrist chain. Marked
EAM on the inside. No missing enamel, normal surface marks. Sweet compact. |
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| AB-6636
$138
2-1/4" round silverplate compact from the
1930s with a bright cobalt blue enamel front. There is also a silver colored
(inlaid style) flower basket on the enamel. There is a nice design on the
front edge of the silverplate, back and front. The inside has a crescent
shaped mirror and rouge on one side and the other side was for the loose
powder (no puffs). No company identification. No missing enamel with normal
surface marks and normal wear to the silver plate. Cute |
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| AB-5913
$215
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
$215
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-5518
$160
3-3/4" x 2-1/4" gold tone unused Coty Wishbone
compact in the original box. The compact has the raised wishbone and rhinestone
in a star setting on the front. Inside has the mirror on one side. The
opposite side has the rouge with paper covering and original marked puff.
Next to the rouge is the loose powder section under a little lift up section,
with puff. The loose powder is in the original sealed envelope and is in
the medium shade (according to the box!). The box is in top condition,
showing little wear. Always fun to find unused compacts in the original
box, makes you wonder why it was never used 60 years ago! |
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| AB-5723
$78
2-1/2" round green mottled celluloid compact.
The top and bottom are green. The inside is ivory colored celluloid and
has a mirror on one side. The opposite side has the cake powder (some still
there, with puff). Mirror and the celluloid are in top condition. No damage
or repairs and hinge works good. The compact never had a clasp so it just
closes, does not "clasp." Amazing that a plastic compact survived for 80
years! |
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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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