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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.
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