Add a charming touch of vanity top history to your collection with this pair of vintage hair pin packages. Featuring one box of Lady Hamilton Coiffure Hair Pins and one box of Sta-Rite Invisible Hair Pins, these mid-century notions display beautiful, classic typography and bright red graphics.
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Size: Lady Hamilton box measures 2 1/4" by 1 1/2" by 1/2"; Sta-Rite box measures 2 1/2" by 1 1/2" by 1/2" (Measurements are close but approximate)
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Decade: 1940s
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Style: Mid-Century Vanity / Art Deco Graphics
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Condition: Excellent vintage condition with crisp cardboard structures, vibrant lithograph print colors, and light edge wear from age; packages appear full of original black metal pins
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Extra notes: Made in the USA; Lady Hamilton produced by the Royal Hair Pin Corporation of New York, and Sta-Rite produced in Shelbyville, Illinois
During the early to mid-twentieth century, vanity packaging was designed to be as beautiful as it was functional, serving as a decorative staple on a woman's dressing table. The transition from heavy Victorian hair accessories to "invisible" crimped pins allowed for the construction of iconic era hairstyles like the sleek 1930s finger waves and the voluminous 1940s victory rolls. These fully intact apothecary boxes offer a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century beauty culture, making them perfect for vanity display, historical film props, or retro styling enthusiasts.