VTG SCARCE ELGIN AMERICAN STERLING SLIPPER POWDER COMPACT PAT.D145100

Description

ELGIN AMERICAN
Scarce Sterling Slipper Powder Compact
Patent 1946 (5) D.145100
This compact from Elgin American issued in the late 1940s and named
Sterling Sleeper, measuring almost 4" long and 2.7/8 (almost 3 Inches wide) with the most wonderful Victorian boot in high relief
on the upper lid
with six diamante rhinestones as
boot-buttons.
Sterling finish, m
arked Made in USA on the inner lid
with the patent No D.145100.
The powder well is in excellent condition.
The compact is very pleasant to hold due to its unusual shape, however sometimes it opens on its own.  You need to press the closure a number of times to keep it closed.
Otherwise the compact is in awesome vtg condition and will make a great display piece.
The sterling makes it hard to photograph, and some of dark spots are just a reflection of camera
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