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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 26200, member: 111"]Pretty sure this is 1910s-20s powder compact, intended to hang as a pendant or from a finger ring- the mirrors were often set in with a pressure ring and wouldn't be obvious that it was missing. Regarding the small patch boxes, they would have been long out of fashion by the time Battin was in business, and the company produced a wide variety of quality silver and gold small novelties, including smoking accessories.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl</p><p><br /></p><p>Bit larger one by Battin: <a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18027" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18027" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18027</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Gold one by Battin (on right): <a href="http://www.bidsquare.com/l/325/two-14kt-gold-compact-pendants" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bidsquare.com/l/325/two-14kt-gold-compact-pendants" rel="nofollow">http://www.bidsquare.com/l/325/two-14kt-gold-compact-pendants</a></p><p><br /></p><p>1919:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]6530[/ATTACH]</p><p>1922:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]6531[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 26200, member: 111"]Pretty sure this is 1910s-20s powder compact, intended to hang as a pendant or from a finger ring- the mirrors were often set in with a pressure ring and wouldn't be obvious that it was missing. Regarding the small patch boxes, they would have been long out of fashion by the time Battin was in business, and the company produced a wide variety of quality silver and gold small novelties, including smoking accessories. ~Cheryl Bit larger one by Battin: [url]http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18027[/url] Gold one by Battin (on right): [url]http://www.bidsquare.com/l/325/two-14kt-gold-compact-pendants[/url] 1919: [ATTACH=full]6530[/ATTACH] 1922: [ATTACH=full]6531[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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