The retractable powder puffs known as Houppette Pli were patented designs attributed to Leon Svirsky and Alexandre Willk.
The advertisement shown above depicts the Houppetti Pli and other vanities which Willk marketed.
The International Silver Company operated from 1898–1983. The company was also styled as ISC. The company was formed Meriden, Connecticut.
At one time this business was the largest company in the world specialising in the production of silverware.
Whilst the Art Deco style did not just appear in 1925, this is when one of the most stylish design movements ever began to be celebrated at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratif in Paris, 1925. This exhibition is probably the most famous World’s Fair. It ran from April to October 1925. Inventors, architects, artists, fashion designers & artisans came together to change the way design was perceived.
The brand name Zenette was owned by the Collins family. Their business was styled as C.H. Collins & Sons Ltd. This post includes the inventors names, patents, patent drawings and history relating to this firm.
At the British industries Fair of 1929 they were listed as manufacturers of “Collar studs, sleeve links, ...powder boxes & compacts.”
From the mid 1920s to 1940 Zenette branded compacts were often decorated with highly stylized Art Deco designs.
In 1904 Francois Coty founded his company in Paris.
His dream was to revolutionize perfume making.
In 1908, Coty relocated his manufacturing headquarters to Suresnes.
