American Compacts of the Art Deco Era: The Art of Elgin American, J.M. Fisher, and Others by Howard W. Melton, Michael A. Mont and fashion dolls are all

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Over 450 color photographs display the often dazzlingly colorful and streamlined wares from the late 1920s through the early 1940s

The generational layout of the work follows a modified format of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register

American Compacts of the Art Deco Era: The Art of Elgin American, J.M. Fisher, and Others by Howard W. Melton, Michael A. Mont and fashion dolls are allIn the late 1920s and early 1930s, American manufacturers created a stunning variety of powder compacts reflecting the modern design concepts of what we now call Art Deco. The advent of the Great Depression had a devastating effect on the producers of these beautiful compacts. Many manufacturers either went out of business or merged with other companies. The book includes comprehensive coverage of the Art Deco compacts produced by Elgin American and