Not old but interesting

[bwc-hunter]

I was out for a first visit to a new permission earlier and dug this up.

It would seem to be ladies' compact case complete with powder pad (if that's what such things are called) on one side and what is now a tarnished mirror on the other.

Any ideas on when it might date to?

Cheers.

[harleybabe]

Reminds me of a few years back when I found a lipstick. Made by Cyclax in WWII, it was called Auxiliary Red and given to British servicewomen.
These things are not very old, and have no value, but still lovely bits of social history.

[Saffron]

Some thing does not have to be "old" to be interesting.

As Harleybabe said it is a bit of "social history".

Unfortunately in this case it does not seem to have a makers name, but if it did that could well help tie the date range down and give more information, and possibly even a local connection.

[Easylife]

First half of 20th C.

[bwc-hunter]

Reminds me of a few years back when I found a lipstick. Made by Cyclax in WWII, it was called Auxiliary Red and given to British servicewomen.
These things are not very old, and have no value, but still lovely bits of social history.

Totally agree, Harleybabe. Who know whose face once looked into that mirror to check their makeup on top of a windswept moor.

The young landowner was with me at the time and the next thing we unearthed was a military cap badge which he believes is from the Royal Hussars. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather all served in that regiment, so we may well have found a piece of his family history as well.

It was just a pity that the Iron Age earthworks and Roman era settlement he was hoping to explore turned out to be a scheduled monument.

[Rincewand]

Reminds me of a few years back when I found a lipstick. Made by Cyclax in WWII, it was called Auxiliary Red and given to British servicewomen.
These things are not very old, and have no value, but still lovely bits of social history.

I seen to remember reading somewhere that these were given out as Adolf Hitler hated red lipstick. Just another way of stirring the pot from the allies view.