Napier Fashion Rings
July 12, 2020
Napier Place Card Holders
July 13, 2020The Napier Co., known for its vast assortment of finely made vanity items, including compacts. Today we share one of our favorites—a military-motif compact. There are at least two known variations of this compact. The one shown, as well as one with a USN insignia. Dating these has been a challenge, but our educated guess based on the metals used for this particular case is that is is post-WWII.
Napier Military Hat Powder Compact
Melinda Lewis
Jewelry historian, Melinda Lewis is co-founder of Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l (CJCI) and author of The Napier Co.: Defining 20th Century American Costume Jewelry.