Here we have a gorgeous Evans Four leaf clover silver tone & enamel embellished powder compact. This compact is so charming & sweet. The green enamelling has been placed at the four corners & embellished with tiny flowers. The inside consists of a place for ones powder and a little rouge, it still has the original puff & the mirror is in great condition. It is in good vintage condition save for predictable wear commensurate with age.
The compact measures approx 5.5cm, the chain including the loop measures approx 9.6cm
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History:-
The Evans Case Company of North Attleboro, MA was a major player in American compact manufacturing between 1920 and 1960 and a study of Evans cases over those forty years will provide a useful snapshot of the development and evolution of compacts, from the dual perspectives of design as well as decoration.
Evans’ origins were not dissimilar to one of its major competitors, the giant Scovill Manufacturing Company nor, indeed, to the Pilcher Manufacturing Company, maker of the attractive Vashé compact cases. All three started off manufacturing brass buttons but in the case of Evans its history can also be traced to the very first commercial button making business in America as well as the very start of jewellery manufacturing in Attleboro, MA.
To read more about the history of the Evans company a useful resource is the “collectingvintagecompacts” blog (which is where I sourced this information).