Can you help me date this item??

[MaryDeluxe]

I'm with KamiKat and I'll say 50's also.

 

[Kitty_Sheridan]

But they also made a nasty acrylic comeback in the late 70s and 80s...I always ask to see the label (if there is one)
K

 

[Idledame]

Looks 50's to me. My mom had several similar 2 piece knit outfits. Worn over a heavy duty girdle so no lumps or bumps showed

 

[Smuterella]

I'd say 50's again from the neck, sleeves and pleating. Want.

 

[bunnyb.gal]

Excellent idea for a thread, deleteduser! As someone also relatively new to vintage sometimes I get a bit confused with the finer points of fashion by era...hope this becomes a sticky!

Oh, and I want that outfit, too .

 

[Lauren]

I agree that it's 50s. Very cute!

 

[Lady Day]

Excellent idea for a thread, deleteduser!

There actually is a thread for this already.

LD

 

[fuzzylizzie]

1952 ish. The batwing sleeves give it away.

 

[CherryRed]

Chiming in with agreement to on it being 50's. That was my first impression when I saw it.

 

[Deleted member 12480]

Lady Day, I was worried that I would be posting too often and would clog it up/annoy people :/

xxx

 

[Smuterella]

Don't be daft - you are a breath of fresh air sweetheart and we ALL love looking at things and giving our opinion.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Nah, it takes a lot more than that to annoy us. I've merged this into the main "Can You Date This" thread, and all is well.

 

[Deleted member 12480]

okay. Well in that case - the last thing posted in this thread before you merged are two things I need some help on

hello everyone. I have two things,

firstly, this lipstick case, with a very dark lipstick still inside (although it is much redder when tested out on paper/skin)

We were thinking 40s due to the tiny size?

Then there is this brush. The bristles are almost certainly plastic, so i know it can't be particularly old, but your thoughts please?

xxxx

any idea?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Well, as far as the brush goes, artificial bristles were a wartime innovation, so it could certainly be out of that era or not long after. The design looks thirties-ish, though -- possibly the brush part was replaced at some time after the original bristles wore out?

 

[Deleted member 12480]

Mm the design was my first thought. It'd be nice to think it is that old. The back design has a thin clear plastic coating - does this change anything?

Oh, and the wooden 'block' that the bristles are set in is slightly loose - could this be an indicator?

xxx

 

[Lady Day]

Lady Day, I was worried that I would be posting too often and would clog it up/annoy people :/

xxx

Oh shush!
You are perfectly fine. Perfectly

LD

 

[LizzieMaine]

Transparent celluloid was commonly used for such things in the thirties and even earlier. The more I look, the more I'm thinking the first half of the thirties because of the ornateness of the handle.

The loose bristle block might indicate it had been replaced at some point -- hard to say for sure, though. Sometimes the handle will simply loosen with age and the head won't be attached as tightly as when the item was new. I have a similar sort of hand mirror that's constantly having to be re-tightened.

 

[Deleted member 12480]

oh, its not the whole head that's loose, its just the wood that slides around the metal 'frame' a bit?

xxx

 

[Deleted member 12480]

and thankyou for the reassurance Lady Day.



(p.s. When we have a quiz in my music lesson my teacher always puts in the question what was Billie Holiday's Nickname/what have you 'cause she knows i love her. Funny, it always makes me think of you, on here!! Haha.)

xxx

 

[Miss sofia]

Hello ladies, i was wondering if you could please help me date a cape i was recently given with a bag of fur collars as i don't have the first idea. I'm so sorry i don't have any photos, but my Mac is on the blink (again). I'll try as best i can to describe it for you:

It's black astrakhan, unlined, it ties round the neck with two thin ties of astrakhan, it has two large front pockets and the whole of the bottom of the cape is covered with black fringing about six inches in length. There are no labels or fastenings for the cape other than the ties at the top and one large black hook and eye fastening near the top. I also got a selection of artic fox collars and a forties fox tippet in the bag, so i thought perhaps it would be around that kind of era? Thanks, and thank you for all the other info on dating items it's really been invaluable! x