Art Deco Celluloid Compact Dance Purse - Box - celluloid

A celluloid 1920s Art Deco compact dance purse.
With a large brush and colorful butterfly or flower images.
Inside content still partly original and present.
Inside, it is marked with 'PAT. APL'D FOR'.
The compact with two lids closes well.
Unique specimen for the collector!

Condition shows signs of age.
The little mirror has a small crack.
Corners at the hinge with cracks.
Some color loss at the edges.

Attached is an aluminium pencil.
The pencil is still in good working condition.
Merk: Redipoint Ingersoll Patented - made in USA.



Please see all the photos (including measurements).
They are part of the description.
Will be shipped well-packaged, of course.

Please Note:

Plexiglas displays are not part of this lot.
These are only intended to optimize the photos.
Good luck with your bidding!



The powder box is a box in which cosmetics are contained.
The form of powder is stored. After the First
World War made the powder box increasingly more compact.
and more portable. The woman gained more opportunities.
Outdoors and also wanted to do her makeup on the go.
Updating. The appearance of the powder box was important.
The powder containers and the act of powdering became status symbols.

Compact powder cases are strongly influenced by
the prevailing fashion, for example, the discovery of
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in Egypt in 1922.
Inspired obelisks, sphinxes, and pyramids.
Jewelry brands such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany, and Cartier.
began producing metal boxes
with the possibility to carry other, small items.

Although powder boxes were widespread until the 1960s.
In production, their popularity declined over time.
The cosmetics industry used more plastic.
Containers that are discarded once the powder is finished.