REX 5TH AVENUE MEGA COMPACT

CAMELLIA JAPONICA
PINK PERFECTION

REX 5TH AVENUE
PLAID PATTERN GOLD PLATED
LOOSE POWDER COMPACT
A BEAUTIFUL COMPACT 
FROM THE LATE 1940'S EARLY 1950'S
SUFFERING FROM THE RAVAGES
 OF TIME

REX PRODUCED A SERIES OF COMPACTS
USING LUCITE/ ACRYLIC AS THE CASE.
THIS PRODUCT TENDS TO WARP WITH TIME
CAUSING THE HINGE TO BECOME LOOSE
 AND CLOSURE OF LID DIFFICULT

BUTT STYLE HINGE
RECTANGULAR THUMB RELEASE
CASE LID 130 MM
BASE 127 MM
THICKNESS 16 MM

FIFTH REX AVENUE LOGO
SHANTUNG LOOK CREAM MATERIAL PUFF
WITH APRICOT OVER  LOCKED BORDER
SIFTER OVER LOCKED MESH AND CARD 

LOW PILE POLYESTER PUFF?

ETCHED PLAID DESIGN WITH
FINE OUTER BAND

CASE GLUED MIRROR
GLUE HAS REACTED WITH SILVERING
VIRTUALLY DESTROYING MIRROR

VERY FINE LINES
TORTOISE SHELL LOOK CASE

CONCAVE CASE
BY DESIGN OR SIMPLY AGE?