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ANTIQUE ART DECO Watrous Sterling Silver COIN DANCE PURSE COMPACT Hammered
$ 92.4
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Description
Antique Watrous Sterling Silver COIN DANCE PURSE COMPACTOn the front, it is engraved - "Deziree" - inside of a rectangle.
It is Hammered.
On the inside it is stamped with a Watrous maker's mark,
looks something like this:
"(W"
and Sterling Silver
and 765 (maybe 765 is a design number?)
Has a place for your dance card, two coin slots held in place by springs,
an intact mirror including the backing of the mirror (not sure what material this is) and a place for your powder.
It belonged to an older friend of my mother's who was born in 1914.
Measurements: 3-1/2" x 2-3/8" x 11/16" thick
with a chain of about 12-1/2" long
Weighs
110 grams or 3.9 ounces
The only damage I see is a dent on the back - other than age!
Watrous Mfg. Co
Wallingford, Connecticut
1896 - present
Began Sterling line in the 1920's
12282.150