Armand Rouge Pot Compact Pompadour Logo Puff Label 1930s Full Engine Turned Vtg

Description

Art Deco vintage Rouge Compact by Armand
1 1/2 inch diameter
3/8 inch thick
Original paper label on exterior base Armand, Armand Flame (Orange)
Engraved on exterior base Armand Rouge Made in USA
Engine turned lid design with centre Pompadour logo
Silver tone aluminum (non-magnetic)
Some oxidization at hinge area
Pan is full
Original puff
Mirror has some black speckles
c1930s
Armand, a cosmetics firm, was founded in Des Moines Iowa in 1916 by Carl Weeks and was the leading seller of face powder in the USA by 1927. Logo developed was a pompadour woman's head in silhouette. Famous for inventing Cold Cream Powder in 1916. Salisbury House, his Tudor style home finished in 1927, is now a museum. Armand introduced the Florian line in 1929, products for men. Due to extreme competition in the cosmetics market, Armand was merged into Weeks & Leo Co Inc in 1950 (still in operation today) and Mr Weeks retired. Firm tried to revive the Armand brand but was unsuccessful and it had completely disappeared by the 1960s.