Silver Compact Mirror 1940s Sweet Heart Powder Compact Refillable All Loose Face Powder vintage Stratton compact At the top in stylish

At the top in stylish black script Queen Helene & at the base COCKTAIL ROUGE

Bright-cut engraving is executed in such a way as to catch the light & give an impression of brightness

Then in Fall a lady in a cowboy hat on a horse the wind blowing leaves around

The base is signed Stratton ENGLAND

The compact is in super unused condition

Silver Compact Mirror 1940s Sweet Heart Powder Compact Refillable All Loose Face Powder vintage Stratton compact At the top in stylishA silver compact mirror made in the 1940s. These accessories were created as souvenirs for the Allied servicemen stationed in the Middle East. Local silversmiths were supplying the need for love tokens that would be taken home by the Allied soldiers and airmen to give to wives and girlfriends. They proved to be very popular. This well crafted solid silver powder is decorated with a typical Arabian scene. In the foreground palm trees and a dhow in full