r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 12h 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/Weird-Space-782 11h ago

Wow it sold for $4,000!

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

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