Compacts and Smoking Accessories

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780764307744 Author(s): Roseann Ettinger Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 1999 Edition: 2nd Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pages: 160

Description: Cosmetics and tobacco are two of the 20th century's most fascinating fashion influences, for they inspired new accessories for the well-dressed woman. This book highlights the evolution of popular vanity cases by investigating materials from compact, cigarette case and lighter manufacturers._x000D_The book begins with a history of cosmetics, and their impact on society, and goes on to show how compacts evolved to hold cosmetics and who fashioned them. The tobacco-related containers are also traced from their beginnings to the establishment of a new line of accessories for both men and women. Through her newly revised text and hundreds of color photographs and advertising pieces of examples arranged chronologically, the author provides a wealth of information in this growing collector's field.x000D__x000D AUTHOR: Roseann Ettinger, author also of Popular Jewelry and Handbags, specializes in antique clothing and jewelry at her shop 'Remember When' in Mount Holly, New Jersey.x000D__x000D

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