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Posted 8 years ago
Ricko
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In the rouge bowl is instructions on ordering a refill and the address where to send your 25c.
The badge on the front says AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES.
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What exactly does the rouge pot say? Who is the maker?
That's WWII era.
The inscription says.
SEND 25c
AND DESIRED SHADE TO
Elgina
358 FIFTH AVE
NEW YORK CITY
It is very nice!!!!
This compact is beautiful~! The insignia on the cover is a cap badge design, WWI-WWII era.
http://thefashionhistorianpollyguerin.blogspot.nl/2010/01/compacts-glamour-on-go.html
A COMPACT FOR EVERY OCCASION
Eventually compacts were combined with watches, cameras, cigarette lighters, embellished with floral designs, personalized with initials, phone numbers and even photographs. My prized possession among compacts I have collected is a little black enamel shell shaped compact etched in gold with a 2 x 2” small watch inside, whose face can be viewed though on opening on the cover. Inside reveals a place for rouge and powder with the replacement inscription: “send 25c and shade desired to Elgina, 358 Fifth Ave, New York City.
Here are some more:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/152357028/vintage-compact-elgin-new-york-with-puff
https://www.etsy.com/listing/194161055/vintage-art-deco-compact-antique-gold
Thank you for that information
Interesting. I wonder if these were issued to women in the military forces during WWII, or offered for sale on their PXes (whatever the Oz version of PX is). Love it, thanks for sharing!
Ricko, you're welcome!