DORSET 5TH AVENUE COMPACT

DORSET / REX 5TH AVENUE COMPACT
EARLY TO MID 1950'S

MOST ELEGANT DORSET 5TH. AVENUE
LOOSE POWDER COMPACT
THE GOLDEN HAND & RUFFLED SLEEVE SET IN A SWIRLING DESIGN
MOUNTED ON PEACH ENAMEL

A SPLENDID POWDER PUFF
WITH DORSET 5TH AVENUE LOGO
THE COMPACT CASE
 HAS NO MAKERS LOGO
DORSET PRODUCED COMPACTS FROM 1930'S TILL 1950'S
IN 1951 DORSET AND REX AMALGAMATED

ORIGINAL PUFF,SIFTER AND
BASKET WEAVE PLASTIC POWDER WELL LINER
OVER LOCKED CARDBOARD SIFTER FRAME
GLASS MIRROR NO FRAME

SCALLOPED CASE ALMOST CROWN DESIGN
 WITH BUTTON
RELEASE

VERY SIMPLE BUTT HINGE
SCALLOPED BASE 72 MM
STRAIGHT EDGE LID 66 MM
HEIGHT INCLUDE DECORATION 24 MM
POWDER WELL 13 MM

DECO LOOK FAN DESIGN EMANATING
 FROM A CENTRAL POINT
BRASS CASE WITH GOLD TONE