Antique and collectible history / vintage powder compact

August Goertz And Co Antique Advertisement

August Goertz & Co Antique Compacts Designs And Patents

The banner image shows an advertising listing place by August Goertz & Co. in the Newark Directory in 1914. 

August Goertz & Co. manufactured powder compacts for many different companies. 

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Houppette Pli Antique Powder Puff

History Of Houppette Pli, Advertisements, Patents & Patent Drawings

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.

 

 

 

 

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Damascene Compact Mirrors And Vanity Sets And Shinto Symbolism

Damascene Compact Mirrors And Vanity Sets And Shinto Symbolism

This post is dedicated to wonderful vintage Japanese vanities which are ornamented with deeply symbolic Shinto imagery. 

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