Powder box Vintage puff-box Russian face dusting Antique compact USSR old art

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Vintage rare Soviet
silvered
powder box 4 pcs.
In the Soviet Union specialized in manufacturing of powder not it was-they were made by some haberdashery Factories. But the Leningrad enterprise with a beautiful name "Leineperi worth in this series alone. This Salerno-Filigree Factory Yuvelirtorg in Soviet times produced a variety of products made of brass, aluminum, Nickel silver and other alloys with enamel painting and Filigree. Considers. what is the birth of cooperative fishing-production artel was November 1929 year. The rapid growth of the cooperative acquires in the years of the Second Stalinist War five-year plan: "the Leningrad artel "lenemal'er" is the largest cooperative Association of producers ' cooperatives.
The Soviet Union for the production of art Malevich products. 1606 people work in the shops of this artel, almost for 40 million rubles. products will give the country Leningrad enamels in 1939," ("Stakhanovites-Enamels", the authors: M. N. Guryev. K. S. Popkov, N. P. Ladonkina. All-Union cooperative United publishing house-KOIZ, Leningrad 1939). In pre-war years the enterprise serially let out cigarette cases, brooches, badges and compact boxes. After the war the plant "Panimalar" made manicure sets, lighters, jewelry with enamel. Known, that and the first coasters were issued enterprise after the war.
Compact made of silver and "silver" with views of Leningrad, the Bronze horseman", the emblem of the Moscow art Theater (Seagull on the background of the curtain), the Moscow metro, with images of other attractions of the USSR.
The word "powder" came into the Russian language from German, although in fact it is of French origin (poudre, «dust»). But the story of this "dust" has been around for several millennia. Initial. who began to apply powder, were ancient Egyptian. In those days white skin emphasized social status and spoke of class accessories. even in "humane" Europe, the most prominent painters, depicting noble ladies with maids, painted them with snow-white skin, and those others did tanned. In Russia powdered began under Peter 1. After The French this powder was forgotten almost for a century-the natural complexion of the" New "Golden" century came into fashion for staple powder, first on the theatrical stage and then in everyday life. in the Soviet. This powder for many years had its unchanged composition, which included: talc, zinc oxide, white clay, chalk and other minerals. By the way, about allergies then even out of the question. The best powder it was considered rice, as it gave the desired matte shade.
The entire period of existence of the powder was accompanied by a storage box-the powder box can be toilet (desktop) and for carrying in a women's bag. Desktop compact has a large size and capacity. Most often they are round in Shape, up to 10 cm
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