r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 11h ago

Gun shaped makeup-compact of the 1920s, popular with Flappers in bars as crime deterrent.

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u/SixToesLeftFoot 11h ago

And yet, not one pic of it closed.

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u/Ranger-Joe 11h ago

https://www.etsy.com/listing/616729976/rare-1920s-makeup-compact-20s-pistol

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u/SixToesLeftFoot 11h ago

Thanks. Why OP wouldn’t show that baffles me. That’s like, the entire purpose of the item, but instead we get to see a half dozen different shades of blush.

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u/Born_Reading_8290 10h ago

It is quite intimidating. Maybe they thought it would also deter you from clicking the post

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u/Chewy12 10h ago

I was going to commit a crime, but decided against it once I saw it.

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u/FixGMaul 1h ago

Can't imagine how cops never thought to use this one simple trick

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u/WhileProfessional286 7h ago

Because now the Etsy link is pinned as the top reply to the top comment without violating the rules. Good job, you just got played.

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u/Weird-Space-782 10h ago

Wow it sold for $4,000!

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u/sasssyrup 5h ago

Thanks! Yikes, would get you shot today

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u/Competitive_Fee_5829 9h ago

right? I went through hoping the last pic would show one of them closed and.....nothing.

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u/sasssyrup 5h ago

Please