Way too large for a locket/jewelry.  At least I wouldn't want to lug
around a (roughly) 3"x4" locket.
But apparently there WERE such large (but thin) "book style" compacts
that had a long cord...to be worn on the neck. ?? (or wrist?). The lower
compartment held cigarettes - called Cig-Vanettes (or some had storage
for facial tissues).



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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron
May
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:03 PM
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Subject: Re: Thin, flat glass, possibly from a compact

Bill,
 
This sounds like jewelry, rather than a compact. My mother had various  
pieces she kept photos in as memories. You know, pilot boyfriends in WW
2, the  
kids, parents, etc. Some of her pieces looked like little books, others
like  
hearts. Inside the locket, the photo was kept behind small glass sheets.
I never  
gave it a thought until now. Since we are on the topic, she also had
these 
small  glass balls that popped open to hold photos and she hung them
like 
pendants. One  such ball of glass has the head of my dad wearing his
Army billet cap 
from about  1943 (this might have been my grandmother's), but you get
the 
idea. 
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.