Powder Compacts
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| Powder Compacts |
Powder compacts first appeared in the 1900s, but it was the growing popularity of the car in the 1920s and 30s that helped to take them out of the boudoir and into the realm of fashion accessory.
Increasing mobility after world War one , created a demand for
portable grooming kits.
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| Powder Compacts |
The first powder compact were imported from France and the
USA, but in the 1930s there was an upsurge in British production.
Most compacts were made of sterling silver, silver plate,
chrome plate, or. Gold plate ,but other metals were also used as well as tortoiseshell,
and Bakelite.
From plain to detailed, stylish, and bejeweled,powder compacts
came in all shapes and sizes, and prices.
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| Powder Compacts |
Some even had mechanisms that allowed them to play music.
Elegance gradually gave way to souvenir designs and novelty
items , soft toys with compacts, for an example Schuco soft toy with a concealed powder container.
If these are a little extreme, however, you should aim to
seek out stylish compacts with musical mechanisms and novelty examples also.
Slender compacts from the 1930s decorated in a typical art
deco style are particularly popular.
By the 1960s, the advent of compressed powder and disposable
containers meant that powder compacts , for practical purpose had had their
day.
But there beauty and the nostalgia they evoke, continue to
appeal to both collector and the fashion conscious.
Collectables coach hot tips.
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| Powder Compacts |
Do not wash any part of the compact, including powder sifter
and puff.
Use an old toothbrush and cotton- wool bud to clean powder traces from compacts.
I hope you have found this page on Powder Compacts to be informative and
helpful.
Happy hunting from the collectibles coach.
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