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Old Theatrical Makeup

I have been collecting old makeup kits sold on eBay of late in the hope of learning a bit more on the earlier use of stage makeup. These photos show some kits I've purchased recently. Click the kit to see detailed pictures of the makeup.

Page 2: PICT0077.JPG (42723 bytes) A complete professional actor's kit in it's original tin box, most probably used by a white male in the early 20th Century.

Page 3: 2e_1_b.JPG (29566 bytes) A barely used kit contents suggestive of a white female (amateur?) ingénue 1900-1925?

Page 4: PICT0123.JPG (70116 bytes) Complete and unused white female Max Factor theatrical "student" kit in original box (1940's?)

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Page 5: PICT0084.JPG (60927 bytes) Assorted old theatrical makeup supplies and boxes.

Page 6: e1_1_b.JPG (26164 bytes) Special effects makeup kit probably before the 1950s

Page 7: A Small Basic Set of Stein's Greasepaint Sticks for a white actor or actress in it's original c.1900 tin

Page 8: PICT0115.JPG (246587 bytes) Yet another old kit, seemingly incomplete.

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