1940s Park Lane LSM All-in-One Compact

On one side is the compact sections with a mirror that has hasnt aged at all and is still very much in one piece, a slot for your lipstick and two lidded sections for powder. The bullet lipstick is a lovely bright cherry red.The face powder section has the original covering on it with both original aplicator pads/puffs. On the other side you have the cigarette holder which would probably hold about 8 or 10 of todays cigarettes. Again, this has no scratches on the inside and and clip that holds them in place is still really strong and would definitely keep yours safe for the night.On the lip is a large, super strong money clip and two raised pieces of metal in a horse shoe shape that you can slide something under.The lidded section at the end of the cigarette holder has a little area for matches and a rough textured surface for striking them on. I love this idea of having everything you need in one placemarkings on both clips all mean and have guessed that it was made sometime in the late 1940s. The Park Lane LSM brand was founded by a German company called L.S. Mayer, a well-respected and prestigious firm who initially produced dry goods when it was founded in 1822. However, by the 1930s it had expanded its lines into leather goods, jewellery and finery which it sold to department stores in North America, Europe and the British colonies. The Park Lane name came into production just before World War II, however, some time during the 1940s L.S. Mayer moved to England and continued manufacturing in Scotland under the brand name of LSM.  The registration markings say Pat Appl 1858/37, Reg Des 817716, DRGM 1384716 and apparently DRGM is short for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchsmuster (German Reich Registered Design) so the design was definitely in production before they moved to Scotland.

size 11x6.2x2.2cm