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A circular brass compact featuring a black enamel feminine figure on its top. The compact has a clasp closure and opens to reveal a rouge, puff and mirror the entire width of its top. The puff has a silk strap printed with text reading, "Elgin."

The Bird-in-hand compact has three compartments: a powder well with mirror and puff, a pill box and a lipstick. The bird's head holds the slide-out lipstick and the body contains the powder well, opening at the hinge. The satin bronze bird compact…

A purse shaped compact with a wrist chain attached to the top like the strap of a bag. The front of the compact is decorated with a pierrot and fields of color. The compact opens on a hinge with a catch clasp. Inside the compact, there is a mirror…

A tear drop shaped purse compact with a geometric design on its lid. A chain attached to the lid resembles a bag strap. The compact opens on a hinge with a finger clasp. Inside, there is a mirror the entire width of the lid, two powder wells, two…

A compact decorated with a floral motif and a crest on its lid. A chain attached to the top of the compact resembles a strap on a bag. The compact opens on a hinge with a latch clasp. Inside there is a mirror the entire width of the lid, two powder…

A teardrop-shaped brass compact with a small central set of eagle wings. There are two ovals at the center of the wings. The ovals are red and blue enamel surrounded by simulated diamonds. Under the wings the wings, the compact is engraved with the…

Elgin American began as a wholesale jeweler founded by Max and Solomon Eppenstein in Chicago, Illinois. They began selling compacts in 1919. Elgin American sold a compacts in a wide range of prices and materials. Elgin American was one of the most…