RICHARD HUDNUT

JUST STUNNING AND A WORK OF INGENUITY! A TINY MAKE-UP VANITY FOR THE PURSE! INVENTED BY A PARFUMIST AND PHARMACIST THIS HANDY, YET VERY ELEGANT LITTLE WORK SPACE HAD ALL THE BASICS NECESSARY FOR THAT HOLLYWOOD GLAM LOOK OF THE 1930'S. THE COMPACT CONSISTS OF A MIRROR, LIPSTICK, CAKE POWDER BLUSH, TINTED FACIAL POWDER WITH 2 PUFF APPLICATORS. THIS COMPACT HAS OBVIOUSLY NOT BEEN USED TOO MUCH AND SEEN A GENTLE USE LIFE WITH DECADES OF PROPER STORAGE. THE BLUSH IS A DEEP PINK AND NEVER USED WITH THE NAME OF RICHARD HUDNUT STAMPED INTO IT. THE PALE COLOR POWDER FOUNDATION IS OF LOOSE POWDER TYPE. THERE IS NO LIPSTICK BUT THE LIPSTICK TWIST CANISTER WORKS GREAT AND HAS BEEN CLEANED/DISINFECTED COMPLETELY. THE COMPACT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND GIVEN A LIGHT BUFF WITH SOFT JEWELRY CLOTH. THE MIRROR HAS MINIMAL PETINA AND HAS NO SCRATCHES OR CHIPS. THE COMPACTS CLIPS AND PUSH BUTTONS WORK PERFECTLY. FOR ITS AGE THERE IS VERY LITTLE PETENA NOTED THROUGHOUT. THE PIECE IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE COMPACT COMES NESTLED IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WHICH ITSELF IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE CONSIDERING THE AGE. Richard Alexander Hudnut (June 2, 1855 – October 30, 1928) was an American businessman recognized as the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. The company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively NOTE: GREEN GLASS BOWL DISPLAY ONLY. NOT FOR SALE. MESG ME 4 BUY.