ELGIN AMERICAN 1950'S COMPACT

ELGIN AMERICAN
LOOSE POWDER COMPACT

ELGIN 
 1950'S ENAMEL ON BRASS CASE
COMPACT HAS A SELF OPENING INNER LID
THIS WAS A REGISTERED PATENTED DESIGN BY STRATTON
MAYBE A SHARING ARRANGEMENT

ORIGINAL PUFF
FRAMED MIRROR
THIS STYLE COMPACT
MAY HAVE RELEASED IN 1953
AS THE REGIMENTAL"S RANGE
 FOR THE QUEENS CORONATION 

PIANO STYLE HINGE
SMALL PEG ON LEFT BELOW HINGE FOR
 SELF OPENING INNER LID.
NO INFORMATION AVAIL FOR THIS DESIGN
NOT A FEATURE ON OTHER
  ELGIN  UNITS IN COLLECTION

RECTANGULAR RELEASE  CASE
69 MM X 58 MM X 6 MM
VERY ROBUST FEEL
 TO A STYLISH UNIT
85 GRAMS 

HORIZONTAL INCISED LINES WITH
DIAMOND PATTERN
ELGIN AMERICAM
MADE IN  U.S.A. 

 MATT GOLD TONE POWDER WELL
AND INNER LID
ELASTIC GASKET FOR RETENTION OF POWDER

EBONY ENAMEL BACKGROUND
PINK / PEACH  BOWS AND RIBBONS
SOME MINOR SCUFFING

THE EBONY  ENAMEL FINISH REQUIRED
  GENEROUS AMOUNT OF CARE

ALL EBONY  ENAMEL BASE
  BRASS  BORDER

ORIGINAL CONDITION
 OF BASE BEFORE CLEANING