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Rare 19th Century Makeup/Train Case (121750)

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Rare 19th Century Makeup/Train Case  (121750)
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A rare and vintage train/makeup case, complete with makeup bottles and jars adorned with cloissonne' and blue lapis tops. Leather covered case measures 19"x 12" x 8". the case in monogramed "M.L.M. CHICAGO," which might suggest this could have belonged to late 19th century actress Mollie McConnell, a native of the "Windy City." There are eight glass containers, a tortoise shell comb, a clothes brush, a hair brush, a shoe horn and a shoe button hook, a hint to how old this piece of luggage is. The latches still work, there is no key and the handle has broken off, but is still with the case. This is a real piece of history, when train travel was the way to go for the upper class. Trust me, this didn't ride in the baggage car. See photos for more detail.

Date: 1890's
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