5TH.AVENUE MYSTERY COMPACT?

PINK FLOWERING APPLE

SKY BLUE OVER BLACK ENAMEL
GONDOLAS,FOUNTAINS,AND VENETIAN BUILDINGS
GRAND CANAL?

TEXTURED POLISHED MIRROR FRAME
ZINC COATED? POWDER WELL LID
CHROMED POWDER WELL WALL

NO MAKERS LOGO OR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
1930'S DESIGN OVER HANGING LID AND BASE
DOMED CASE 102 MM X 14 MM X 10 MM
CASE 98 MM WITHOUT OVERHANG
SHAME THE ENAMEL HAS STARTED TO DETERIORATE

WAXED PAPER/PLASTIC FILM POWDER WELL LINING
FELT POWDER RETAINING GASKET
THIS MAY BE ONE OF SEVERAL BRANDS KNOWN AS
5TH AVENUE E.G.
DORSET,REX,COLUMBIA,ZELL
MOST OF THESE WERE PRODUCED FROM
MID 1940'S TO 1955'S

BLACK ENAMEL OVER WHITE METAL
SOME LOSS OF ENAMEL
STILL AN OUTSTANDING COMPACT


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