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American Compacts of the Art Deco Era: The Art of Elgin American, J.M. Fisher, and Others by Howard W. Melton, Michael A. Mont to his walks of theIn the late 1920s and early 1930s, American manufacturers created a stunning variety of powder compacts reflecting the modern design concepts of what we now call Art Deco. The advent of the Great Depression had a devastating effect on the producers of these beautiful compacts. Many manufacturers either went out of business or merged with other companies. The book includes comprehensive coverage of the Art Deco compacts produced by Elgin American and