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Elgin American Gold Ladies Compact #1678037

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Elgin American Gold Ladies Compact  #1678037
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This gold compact is very chic! It is by Elgin American, one of the premier manufacturers of metal compacts in the early 20th century.</em></td>
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This gold compact is very chic! It is by Elgin American, one of the premier manufacturers of metal compacts in the early 20th century.<p>

The compact is in a stylized heart shape. Etched into the lid are the words "I Love You" in various languages along with a figure of Cupid and several winged hearts.<p>

The compact measures 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. It is in excellent condition!<p>

This is one for the compact collector!<p>

(For a bit of history: From the American Popular Culture website's excellent article on decorative compacts ("About Face: The Emergence, Evolution, and Demise of the Decorative Compact") by Deirdre Clemente, we learn that the decorative compact--as the wonderful antique and vintage compacts currently sought by collectors are called--dominated the first half of the 20th century.<p>

The decorative compact, most often made of metal, was made in a variety of elaborate shapes. Compacts first came onto the fashion scene in the early 1900s, were at their peak in the 1920s and 1930s, and were phased out by the mid-1950s, at which time the plastic compacts we have now took over.<p>

Clemente remarks that decorative compacts were made of metal and "had the look of craft about them". For a woman of the time, the style of her compact was as important as her access to the face powder and lipstick that it carried. Clemente goes on to say that "virtually every woman in America had at least one compact and wanted it to be what Harper?s Bazaar July 1934 edition called, 'the ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1930</td></tr>

<tr><td>Maker:Elgin American</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Elgin American Gold Ladies Compact </td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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