Rare Elgin American compacts gifts for sportswomen tennis skating horse riders gifts for golfers compact mirror The lid is 'gem' set

The lid is 'gem' set and in the middle an exquisite arbor vitae (tree of life)

The makers lacquered the brass and so it will not tarnish or need to be cleaned

Measures 3 inches diameter

The compact is signed STRATTON MADE IN ENGLAND

Rare Elgin American compacts gifts for sportswomen tennis skating horse riders gifts for golfers compact mirror The lid is 'gem' setA rare unused Elgin American compact mirror with the most gorgeous lid showing the sporting activities in Seasons. The first top left hand a lady playing tennis in Spring time, the top right hand side Summer time a lady diving into the sea & another lady golfing. Then in Fall a lady in a cowboy hat on a horse the wind blowing leaves around. The last scene shows a winter scene of a lady skating & also another sporting lady skiing. Such a joy it has not